Bloomfield v. Weakland

Defendant owns an oceanfront lot, Lot 14, in Sea Woods Park, which is a subdivision near Waldport, Oregon. Plaintiffs are owners of other lots in the subdivision who sought a declaratory ruling that they have an implied easement to the beach over defendant’s property by virtue of a 1957 plat that depicted a 10-foot wide “Private Walk Way” over Lot 14. Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiffs on their implied easement claim. The court based the judgment on an order that granted plaintiffs summary judgment on their claims. Because we conclude that there are material issues of fact on…