Windermere boathouse lawsuit may hinge on who owns lagoon bottom

For the past three years, the Town of Windermere has been locked in a legal battle against the owners of five boathouses located in the lagoon at Palmer Park off West Third Avenue. And despite a trial scheduled to begin Sept. 22, attorneys representing the owners are seeking a faster resolution.

Last month, attorneys from the Winter Park firm Fishback Dominick filed a motion for summary judgment in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, requesting that Judge Eric J. Netcher rule in their favor, claiming the case facts are not in dispute. (Hedging their bets, the attorneys also requested that if the case does end up going to trial, that it be pushed into 2026.)

The town has 60 days to respond, but has not to date…

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