Judge dismisses lawsuit involving tree removal by OE

YOUNGSTOWN — A judge has dismissed without a trial a Struthers couple’s civil lawsuit against Ohio Edison and its tree-cutter.

Atty. Raymond M. DeLost and his wife, Maria, sued Ohio Edison Co. and Penn Line Service Inc. of Scottdale, Pa., in 2008, demanding $25,000 in compensatory damages and more than $10 million in punitive damages after the couple alleged that the companies sneaked onto their property and cut down 14 white pine trees without their permission.

The trees were in a utility easement that crosses the DeLost’s 2/3 of an acre residential lot.

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