Legal Opinion
McCavit v. Lacher
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 2019No. Supreme Court No. S-16715PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNEY, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Jerry and Brenda McCavit built a dock extending into Wasilla Lake from their upland property. Their neighbors, Barbara and Louis Lacher, sued the McCavits claiming the dock unreasonably interfered with their riparian rights and constituted a private nuisance. The superior court found for the Lachers and issued an injunction ordering the McCavits to remove a portion of their dock. The McCavits now appeal. Because we announce a new rule of reasonableness regarding riparian or littoral rights, we vacate the superior court's Findings of Fact and Conclusions *729of Law…
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