Judge Quotes Beatles in Ruling Against John Lennon's Son

Imagine all the people living life in peace... after a lawsuit between John Lennon's son and his neighbors over an intrusive tree came to an end on Tuesday.

Sean Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was ordered on Tuesday to remove a 60-foot tree in front of his Greenwich Village townhouse after his neighbors said it was damaging their front stoop, the New York Post reported. Lennon's immediate neighbors at his 155 W. 13th St. pad are the parents of famous actress Maria Tomei, Gary and Addie Tomei. The couple sued Lennon for a whopping $10 million last year for refusing to cut down the tree, which they said had ruined some of their property.

Because almost everyone is a Beatles fan, the Manhattan judge presiding over the case, Debra James, quoted the band's song "Strawberry Fields" in her ruling:

"No one I think is in my tree, I mean it must be high or low, Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon/McCartney)," James wrote.

"The ailanthus tree described in plaintiffs' complaint is a nuisance…and defendant must immediately remove such tree, together with any of its roots that have entered plaintiffs’ land," the decision said.

Lennon bought his townhouse in 2008, and the Tomeis have lived there since 1994.

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