Chase v. Eastman

CLIFFORD, Justice.

The plaintiffs, Charles E. Chase, et al., own various parcels of inland real property on Thompson’s Point in Naples. Thompson’s Point is bordered, in part, by Sebago Lake and the Songo Bayou, formerly a portion of the Songo River. The defendants and counterclaimants, Merle C. East man and Marlene J. Eastman, own two cottages located on waterfront property on the Songo Bayou. The Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cleaves, J.) found that the plaintiffs have an easement to use the Eastmans’ property for walking, swimming, fishing, docking boats and other recreational…