VENEZIA LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOC., INC. v. CSX Transp., Inc.

The primary issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting CSX Transportation’s (“CSX”) motion to dismiss on the grounds that the Venezia Lakes Homeowners Association (“Venezia”) is not a party to the agreement at issue in its action against CSX. Finding no error, we affirm.

Venezia sought a declaration of its rights under a Crossing Agreement that was made between the Three Lakes Property Owners Association (“Three Lakes”) and CSX, which granted Three Lakes a license to construct and use two private roads over CSX’s railroad tracks to access recreational…