Mott v. Stanlake

Plaintiffs own a lot in St. Clair County that fronts Lake Huron. A recent title search revealed that a warranty deed dated December 7, 1937 conveyed to plaintiffs’ predecessor in title "Lot 6 except * * * and also reserving the East 100 feet of said lot which is reserved and dedicated to the use of the lot owners of this subdivision”. Plaintiffs brought suit in 1974 to quiet title, seeking to have the reserving language declared ineffectual.

The trial court found for defendants. The effect of the court’s ruling is to give the right to use 100 feet of plaintiff’s beach to the owners of…