Bott v. Natural Resources Commission

Williams and Ryan, JJ.

This opinion was written by Justice Blair Moody, Jr., prior to his death on November 26, 1982. We concur in this opinion and adopt it as our own.

These cases, consolidated for purposes of argu*87ment and decision,, present broad issues for resolution concerning the test of navigability and the scope of permitted public uses of our inland lakes and streams.

In the Bott case, a declaratory judgment and a permanent injunction entered on January 25, 1977, in response to Mr. Bott’s motion for partial summary judgment under GCR 1963, 117.2(3). The judgment declared a lake situated…