{
  "id": 18305497,
  "title": "Michigan neighbours' $2,000 tree dispute ends as court blocks fresh lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/michigan-neighbours-2-000-tree-dispute-ends-as-court-blocks-fresh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/two-michigan-neighbours-agreed-to-split-the-cost-of-removing-trees-that-threatened-a-barn-but-the-work-never-happened-after-a-2000-dispute-an-appeals-court-ruled-the-homeowner-could-not-sue-over-the-same-trees/articleshow/135569529.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two Michigan neighbours agreed to pay $2,000 each to remove trees that threatened a barn, but the work never happened. When Seth Merle failed to return Richard Hagopian's money, the dispute reached court. Merle later filed another lawsuit over the same trees, arguing they remained dangerous. The Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed his case, ruling that the issue had already been decided.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}