Q: Should I sure in small claims or municipal court
My neighbor decided to drill holes in my trees root system and inject round up poisoning my tree slowly dying off did same to other neighbors same problem we have police reports and neighbor caught him in act how should we proceed
A: Destroying ornamental trees can result in treble damages. Depending on how large your tree is, the cost to replace the tree could be quite expensive. IN Ohio small claims monetary jurisdiction is $6,000.00.
A: If the damage exceeds the $6000 limit of small claims, then you can file in municipal court up to $15,000.
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