Rhode Island Mobile Sportfishermen, Inc. v. Nope's Island Conservation Association, Inc.

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY, for the Court.

The southern coast of Rhode Island, including beachfront areas of Charlestown and Westerly, can be spectacular places of beauty and tranquility. Unfortunately, relations among the people who love those places, even among those who endeavor to preserve them in their pristine condition, are not always so tranquil. The defendant, Nope’s Island Conservation Association (defendant or NICA), appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court that recognized a prescriptive easement over property that it owns in Charlestown, Rhode Island. After a bench trial, the…