Post by Logan on Jun 15, 2016 1:03:59 GMT -6
Who cut or damaged 44 trees? Not us, say Gresham couples facing $661k suit
Two Gresham couples who face a $661,000 lawsuit filed by Metro say they didn't mow down or damage 44 trees in a protected natural area to improve their views.
In a response filed last week, David and Alyce Hadeed El-Khal said they cut only "2 or 3 worthless dead and decayed trees" that had fallen onto their property, damaging their fence and a grapevine canopy.
They removed the trees last September because Metro "ignored" their requests to clean up the mess, they said.
The El-Khals are asking a Multnomah County Circuit judge to order that Metro pay their attorney's fees for defending them against what they believe is a groundless lawsuit.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/06/whos_the_bad_neighbor_gresham.html
Two Gresham couples who face a $661,000 lawsuit filed by Metro say they didn't mow down or damage 44 trees in a protected natural area to improve their views.
In a response filed last week, David and Alyce Hadeed El-Khal said they cut only "2 or 3 worthless dead and decayed trees" that had fallen onto their property, damaging their fence and a grapevine canopy.
They removed the trees last September because Metro "ignored" their requests to clean up the mess, they said.
The El-Khals are asking a Multnomah County Circuit judge to order that Metro pay their attorney's fees for defending them against what they believe is a groundless lawsuit.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/06/whos_the_bad_neighbor_gresham.html