Lake Arrowhead, Inc. v. Jolliffe

I. NATURE OF CASE

At issue in this declaratory judgment case is access to an 11.5-acre parcel of land owned by appellee, Tony Jolliffe. The parcel is adjacent to but located outside Lakeland Estates, a gated residential housing subdivision in Blair, Nebraska. Appellant, Lake Arrowhead, Inc., owns and maintains the lake and roads within Lakeland Estates. Due to the existence of a creek along portions of its borders, the parcel can be accessed only from either Summit Drive in Lakeland Estates or Lot 4, Block 32 (Lot 4), in Lakeland Estates, which lot is owned by Jolliffe.

At trial, Lake Arrowhead…