Station Associates, Inc. v. Dare County

LEWIS, Judge.

This case involves a dispute over the ownership of approximately ten acres of land located on Hatteras Island in Dare County (“the Property”). The Property is described in a deed dated 8 March 1897 (“1897 Deed”), which reads:

Treasury Department

Life-Saving Station — Form No. 12.

Whereas, The SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY has been authorized by law to establish the LIFE-SAVING STATION herein described;

And whereas, Congress, by Act of March 3, 1875, provided as follows, viz.: “And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized, whenever he shall deem it advisable, to acquire, by…