Woodland Manor III Associates v. Keeney

OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

This case came before the Supreme Court on the appeal of the plaintiff, Woodland Man- or III Associates, from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant, Timothy R.E. Keeney, in his capacity as director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. 1 For the following reasons, we sustain the appeal.

Facts and Procedural History

The history of this case spans nearly twenty-five years. On or about February 4,1974, Mapleroot Development Corporation (Maple-root), by and through its president, John Assalone (Assalone), filed a “Request for Freshwater…