Property Owner v. Neighboring Landowner (Retaining Wall Trespass and Foundation Damage)

A property owner sued a neighboring landowner for trespass and damages, alleging that the neighbor's construction of a retaining wall encroached upon their property, thereby causing damage to the foundations of the owner's own structures, despite the neighbor asserting the work was within their property lines and that the damage was due to pre-existing conditions. The court upheld the lower court's finding that the neighbor was liable, reasoning that the evidence established a direct causal link between the newly constructed wall and the resulting damage to the plaintiff's foundations, regardless of the precise boundary location, as the act of construction itself created an actionable prejudice against the neighboring property.