There was a story a number of years ago about a dispute between two neighbors In Laguna Beach. One lived uphill from the other and wamted the down hill beighbor to remove a tree so as to improve his view. He offerd to pay for it.
The neighbor refused, She said she had planted the tree when she first moved in 50 years ago and it was going to stay.
He spiked the tree and I think poured gasoline into the roots. The tree died. He then filed a a complaint that the tree was dangerous and the lady had to remove it at her expense.
The Lady was on a fixed income and the fee was a major setback to her, not to mention the memories she had of it.
All that just to have a little better view. Sad, very sad