West Michigan Dock & Market Corp. v. Lakeland Investments

This case involves a dispute over the ownership of, and rights to, a boat slip. Defendants, the owners of a parcel of property that is the site of a marine contracting business (hereafter Lakeland or defendant), appeal as of right from an opinion and order in favor of plaintiff. Plaintiff cross appeals from the same order. We affirm.

Plaintiff and defendant own adjacent waterfront industrial properties on Muskegon Lake. Each parcel includes a pier that extends outward into the lake. These two piers are separated by approximately 390 feet of water that forms a fully navigable boat slip. The…