2000 Baum Family Trust v. Babel

This appeal involves a dispute over riparian rights to Lake Charlevoix, formerly known as Pine Lake. Plaintiffs are owners of lots fronting Lake Charlevoix but separated from the water by Beach Drive, a road dedicated to the use of the public that runs parallel and immediately adjacent to the lake. The trial court denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary disposition, ruling that plaintiffs’ lots were not riparian because a statutory dedication vested a fee in the public, thereby destroying plaintiffs’ claim to riparian rights. Plaintiffs now appeal and we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND AND…