Incline Village Board of Trustees v. Matthew F. Edler and Andrea Edler

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc INCLINE VILLAGE BOARD ) Opinion issued April 30, 2019 OF TRUSTEES, ) ) Respondent, ) ) vs. ) No. SC97345 ) MATTHEW F. EDLER and ) ANDREA EDLER, ) ) Appellants. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. CHARLES COUNTY The Honorable Daniel G. Pelikan, Judge Mathew and Andrea Edler appeal from a judgment ordering them to remove a dock they built on a lake that abuts their home but that is owned by a neighboring subdivision. Although Missouri recognizes riparian rights for properties abutting natural bodies of water, this lake is artificial, as it was built by the…