Blackhawk Development Corp. v. Village of Dexter

Plaintiffs sought leave to appeal from the Court of Appeals decision affirming the trial court’s grant of summary disposition to defendants village of Dexter and Dexter Development. Rather than grant leave to appeal, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand this case to the trial court for further proceedings.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case requires us to examine the scope of an easement granted by a private party to a public entity. Specifically, we must determine whether allowing a *36private property owner to construct access roads and related amenities on property subject to an…