Seward v. Loranger

The plaintiffs, Russell and Elaine Seward, appeal from a decision of the Superior Court (Gray, J.), denying their petition to quiet title and for injunctive relief in a boundary dispute involving property in the vicinity of Pleasant Lake in Northwood. The trial court, at the same time, granted the petition of the defendants, Patrick and Michele Loranger, for such relief. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

The dispute between the parties involves land on the east side of a so-called “great pond,” Pleasant Lake. Under State law, the State has title to the water and bed of the…