Ohio - Judge says lakefront rights extend to the 'water's edge'

Judge says lakefront rights extend to the 'water's edge'
Property line ruled mobile

The boundary line that separates public and private land along Ohio's Lake Erie shoreline moves in accordance with the tides, a state judge ruled yesterday. The 77-page decision by Lake County Common Pleas Court Judge Eugene Lucci has potentially sweeping implications for Lake Erie beach walkers as well as fishermen, waterfowl hunters, and birders who want to access the shoreline. It defines the "water's edge" - not the historic high-watermark - as the boundary.

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