Appeal of Robert C. Michele & a.

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• stating that DES’s authority to regulate docks does not divest courts of jurisdiction to decide underlying property rights
• explaining that we construe all parts of a statute together to effectuate its overall purpose and avoid an absurd or unjust result
• explaining that grantee of express easement takes by implication whatever rights are reasonably necessary to enjoy easement, including the right to make improvements
• noting that “we do not consider words and phrases in isolation, but rather within the context of the statute as a whole” (quotation omitted)
• stating we do not reweigh evidence upon appeal

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