The Brief
- A lawsuit alleges a homeowner’s negligence caused a tree to fall on a car, leaving the 32-year-old driver paralyzed from the neck down.
- The lawsuit claims the homeowner, an expert in tree preservation, was aware the tree was in poor condition before the accident.
- The homeowner has not yet responded to the lawsuit, and the case may proceed to a settlement or jury trial.
DALLAS – Two weeks ago, a large oak tree fell on an SUV as it was driving on Wendover Road in Lakewood. A lawsuit alleges that the homeowner knew that their tree was in bad shape before it fell on a car and severely injured a 32-year-old woman behind the wheel.
What we know:
The car and Maisie Marsau in the driver’s seat were crushed by the impact. The 32-year-old suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed from the neck down.
Marsau and her husband have now filed a lawsuit alleging that the property owner was told multiple times about the quote “unsafe conditions of his trees,” including the one that injured the mother of a six-month-old daughter. Although the lawsuit does not mention the evidence backing that claim.…