I was parked in a public parking lot when a tree fell on my car and crushed it beyond repair. Do I have any recourse against the city?
The first question to ask is: Was the tree a City owned or controlled tree? Though there are no easy ways to know if a particular tree is a City tree, there are clues: Is the base of the tree located between the sidewalk and the street? Does the tree have large branches that overhang…