New York court revives privacy claim over cameras filming family's backyard

A New York couple who bought their home in 1996 believing that a line of trees marked the boundary with their neighbour's property have spent years fighting over the same stretch of land. What began as a disagreement over where one property ended and the other began eventually involved allegations of trespass and surveillance cameras recording their backyard.Nearly 30 years after the purchase, a New York appeals court has revived the couple's privacy claim after they alleged that their neighbours' cameras captured thousands of images and videos, including footage of their swimming pool and young daughter.According to details of the case available on Justia, the ruling, delivered on Thursday, concerns Timothy J. Riley and his co-plaintiff, who own a home in the Town of Malta, Saratoga County, and their neighbours, John C Daly and his co-defendant.