Legal Opinion
Orr v. Mortvedt
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 20, 2007No. 04-1968PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
The defendants appeal from the district court’s ruling denying their request for reformation of a deed and declaring: (1) they have the right to use and enjoy only that portion of a man-made lake covering an abandoned rock quarry within the legal description of their deed; (2) the plaintiffs may erect a fence, berm or other structure in the lake marking the borders of their properties; and (3) the plaintiffs may drain the water covering their respective properties and reopen the quarry. We affirm.
I. Background Facts.
The Twedt family owned a rock quarry and land surrounding it…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Beach v. HaynerMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
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