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Bott v. Natural Resources Commission

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1982No. Docket Nos. 60947, 62877, 62878. (Calendar Nos. 5, 6)PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.

Littoral owners on 75-acre Big Chub Lake (in Bott)1 and 60-acre Burgess Lake (in Nicho*58las) seek, with the Department of Natural Resources, over the objections of Bott and the Nicholases, access through connecting creeks to nearby 35-acre lakes.

Bott owns all the land surrounding both 35-acre Linton Lake and the creek connecting it with Big Chub Lake.2 The Nicholases own 7/8 of the land surrounding 35-acre Dogfish Lake and all the land surrounding the creek connecting Dogfish Lake with Burgess Lake.3

*60The creeks connecting the two lakes are, in both cases, relatively narrow and are shallow. The…

2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Kaiser Aetna v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Donnelly v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Placek v. City of Sterling HeightsMichigan Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Peterman v. Department of Natural ResourcesMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. KazmierczakMichigan Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest v. HassellCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  4. Woodman v. Kera LLCMichigan Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Ryals v. PigottMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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