Legal Opinion
Robins Island Preservation Fund, Inc. v. Southold Development Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 1, 1991No. CV 89-1299PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEXLER, District Judge.
In the above-referenced action, Robins Island Preservation Fund, Inc. (“plaintiff”) seeks, inter alia, a declaration regarding ownership interest and possessory rights in Robins Island, an island of approximately 445 acres located in the Peconic Bay in Suffolk County, New York. Briefly stated, plaintiffs claim is premised on the argument that New York State, in violation of certain national treaties, improperly confiscated Robins Island in 1779 from plaintiffs alleged predecessors-in-interest. Plaintiff, a not-for-profit Delaware corporation with its…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Robins Island Preservation Fund, Inc. v. Southold Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- In Re Southold Development Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1991
- In Re Southold Development Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1992