Scott v. City of Newport

¶ 1. Plaintiffs Richard Scott, Daniel Scott, and Bluffside Farms, Inc. (collectively, the Scotts) filed this action against defendant City of Newport, seeking a declaration that they are the owners of a 31-foot strip of land in the City, the traveled portion of which is known as Bigelow’s Bluff Road. The court granted summary judgment in favor of the City, ruling that the ownership issue had been conclusively determined against the Scotts in an earlier adjudication in which plaintiffs had challenged a site plan application by their neighbors the Carriers, the trial court had ruled that…