Matthews v. Department of Natural Resources

Fer CURIAM.

This case arises out of the alleged right of certain landlocked property owners to maintain and use a crude pathway (several hundred wooden pallets laid end-to-end) across a state-owned and -regulated wetland. Defendant, Department of Natural Resources1 (the Department), appeals as of right the trial court’s *26order entering judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Glen Matthews, Carol Matthews, Kevin Matthews, Stephanie Matthews, Martin Schaeffer, and Ann Schaeffer2 (collectively, the landlocked property owners). The Department argues that the trial court erred by finding that privily…