Legal Opinion
Village of Lakewood Club v. Rozek
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 4, 1974No. Docket 15038PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtR. B. Burns, P. J.
The trial court ordered the defendants to remove a fence or other obstructions from a strip of land which had been dedicated to public use. We affirm.
In 1912 a summer resort was launched in the Lakewood area surrounding Fox Lake. The original plat filed with the authorities showed a strip of land, 25 feet in width, practically encircling the entire lake. The strip of land lay between the platted lots and the water’s edge. The area was designated "PARK”.
The trial judge held that the land had been dedicated to the public and had been accepted by the public through its use of the land.
Both…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rice v. Clare County Road CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
- WEST MICHIGAN PARK ASSN. v. Department of ConservationMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966
- Hooker v. City of Grosse PointeMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
- Regan v. St. Joseph County Conservation and Sportsman ClubMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966
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