Peter F. Kilmartin, Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island v. Joan M. Barbuto

OPINION

Justice Indeglia,

for the Court.

“By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea, You and I, you and I, oh! how happy we’ll be * * 1

In the instant case, we are tasked with determining who has the right to be “by the beautiful sea,” specifically, whether the public has rights in a more than two-mile stretch of beach in the Misquamicut area of Westerly, Rhode Island (the disputed area). Peter F. Kilmartin, the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island (the state), appeals from the entry of final judgment, following a bench trial, in favor of the defendants and the defendant-interve-nors…