CUMBERLAND, Maine (AP) — The CEO of L.L. Bean has lost a legal battle with his neighbors over a stone wall and cedar stockade fence on his waterfront property in Cumberland, Maine.

The state supreme court sided with Chris McCormick’s neighbors in a three-year dispute and ordered him to take down the wall and fence within 30 days.

Neighbors claimed the wall and fence that run along an easement used to access the water made it impossible to maneuver vehicles. The Portland Press Herald says the court ruled that relocation of the easement would have to provide “equally as convenient and beneficial” access to the ocean as existed previously.

McCormick’s lawyer, Peter Brann, says McCormick will comply with the court order but may need guidance on exactly where the path needs to be.

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Information from: Portland Press Herald, https://www.pressherald.com