Low v. Reick

¶1 The parties own real property in Echo Chalet Village on a peninsula in Echo Lake in Bigfork, Flathead County, Montana. Kenneth and Kathleen Reick own the parcel on the southern end of the peninsula through which the sole vehicular road granting access to the northern lots owned by Plaintiffs/Appellants lies. The Reicks purchased the property in 1983 under a warranty deed and subject to a long-term 20-foot existing easement allowing Appellants access to their respective properties. The access road runs parallel to Echo Lake and consists of various low-elevation sections subject to flooding.…