Kempf v. Ellixson

Three actions involving riparian rights in a portion of the shore of Higgins Lake were consolidated below. In each case, owners of lots along Sam-O-Set Boulevard, which runs along the shore, contested the use of the lakeshore by owners of lots behind theirs and by the public. "Back lot” owners and other individuals had constructed a number of docks out from the shore. The trial court’s judgment ruled that the front lot owners held riparian rights in the shore, and rejected the various claims advanced by the back lot owners. The back lot owners have appealed. We affirm in part and remand for…