CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals

Tapping v Slack

Easement over walk on unrecorded subdivision plat via common-law private dedication

Decided

The citation

Tapping v Slack, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 15, 2026 (Docket No. 369588), p 11

From the case summary

The Tappings bought Lot 30 on Clear Lake in 2018; the Slacks, through Slack Michigan, LLC, bought Lot 31 in 2016. An undated, unrecorded Holmes plat depicts a "Walk" (Pebble Drive) between the lots, plus Shore Walk and Spring Park. A dispute arose while the…

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