The Ulster County Supreme Court ruled Erin Moran does not own 28 acres of the western end of Yankeetown Pond, but the determination of $10 million in damages and whether she trespassed may proceed to trial.

On October 3, Judge David Gandin partially granted a summary judgement to the residents surrounding the pond by ruling a 1972 declaration gave them each 1/29th common ownership interest. He further ruled the quitclaim deed Moran obtained from Sawyer Savings Bank “failed to convey any ownership interest in the pond parcel.”

Ten residents sued Moran and later amended their complaint to add 36 property owners and LLCs as co-defendants, alleging Moran tried to exclude them from the pond “by erecting a fence, posting ‘private property’ and ‘no trespassing’ signs, installing cameras and c

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