Schurtz v. Wescott

In 1891, Frank S. Jones and Carroll S. Jones with other adjoining land owners caused to be laid out and recorded the plat of Diamond Lake Park near Diamond Lake, in Cass county. In the plat there are 112 lots and two parcels marked “north park” and “south park.” The “parks” are separated by a street or highway known as Forest avenue, and are the part of the plat closest to the lake. The “parks” on their eastern boundary along the lake shore are approximately 400 feet in length, 48 feet wide at the south end and 154 feet wide at the north end. The streets in the plat were dedicated to the…