Janet Coit, in her capacity as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management v. John H. Tillinghast

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

Bowdish Lake Camping Area is located in the bucolic northwest corner of Rhode Island. Unfortunately, however, a long-simmering dispute between the parties in this case has been in marked contrast to the tranquil natural environment. The plaintiff, Janet Coit, named in her official capacity as director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), appeals from an order of the Superior Court in favor of the defendants, John, Alfred, and Anna Tillinghast adopting the report of a master and ordering that the master’s findings be…