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Claims that hedge was "butchered" denied at High Court boundary dispute
Summary
In a High Court appeal over a boundary dispute between the Rueters and the Madigans, Kathleen Maureen Rueter denied allegations that her family had damaged the white thorn and blackthorn hedge that marks the boundary between their properties. She also rejected claims that the lane outside the Madigans' home had been widened in 2003 to allow access to the Rueters' caravan park. The Madigans had previously won a Circuit Court judgment awarding them €5,000 for trespass and nuisance and a right of way to maintain their hedge. Rueter stated that since acquiring the land in 1964 her family had maintained and improved the lane, and that any work carried out in 2003 only raised parts of the road surface without significantly widening it. She maintained that the hedge had not been "butchered" and that a gap in the boundary hedge was caused by the Madigans. The case before Mr Justice Kearns is expected to conclude early next week.
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What: Report matter: Claims that hedge was "butchered" denied at High Court boundary dispute. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- 2014-12-04 Publication
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