Legal Opinion
Dowd v. Ahr
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1991PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
The parties are private landowners locked in a dispute over rights with respect to boat docks abutting a parcel of land fronting on Lake George. Defendants-appellants Drakes, owners of one lot, trace their rights to a 1981 deed containing an express grant of an easement to construct a dock. Plaintiffs Dowds trace their rights to a 1982 deed in which they reserved the right to construct four docks to be used in conjunction with their four lots. We conclude that the expressly deeded easement right of the Drakes has not terminated and that they have not consented…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gerbig v. ZumpanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Orphan Home v. Buffalo Hydraulic Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Van Laak v. MaloneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Dowd v. AhrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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