Beacham v. Lake Zurich Property Owners Ass'n

The plaintiffs, Diana Beacham and Sandy Point Beach, Inc., brought an action in the circuit court of Lake County seeking a declaration that, as an owner of a part of the lake bed of Lake Zurich, Beacham and her licensees were entitled to the reasonable use of the entire lake, including the waters overlying those parts of the lake bed owned by members of the defendant, the Lake Zurich Property Owners Association (Property Owners Association or Association). The trial judge dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint, ruling that the Property Owners Association could exclude Beacham and her licensees…