Meeks v. Barbier

Plaintiff-appellants are owners of land fronting on Big Long Lake in LaGrange County in a platted area named “Long Lake Park”. Defendant-appellees own so-called back lots. Plaintiffs sought an injunction to mandate defendants to restore to its original condition a right-of-way, Shawnee Drive, which they had “improved” so that they could reach the lake to launch their boats from boat trailers. Plaintiffs complained that their access to their property had been impaired by the change of grade defendants had made and that plaintiffs were also damaged by a sea wall built by defendants.

After…