Mahoney v. Tara, LLC

¶ 1. This case, in which plaintiffs claim ownership of a parcel of beach and a narrow strip of land adjacent to their neighbor’s property, is before us for the second time. We affirm the trial court, although our reasoning differs in certain respects.

¶2. We previously summarized the facts as follows:

Plaintiffs’ family began renting a property on the lake (the Mahoney Lot) in 1949 and eventually purchased it in 1976. Throughout their lease and ownership of the Mahoney Lot, and by the terms of their deed, plaintiffs enjoyed the use of approximately seventy-five feet of lake frontage. The…