Robbins v. United States

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

This case is before the court after argument on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The issue is whether the designation and/or delineation of plaintiffs’ property as jurisdictional wetlands — resulting in the recision of a private contract to sell the property — constitutes a compensable taking under the Fifth Amendment.

FACTS

The following facts are undisputed, unless otherwise noted. Nancy A. and Edward W. Robbins (“plaintiffs”), own and reside on a 38.4-acre parcel of land in Paris, Tennessee (the “property”), which supports a house, barn, shed, and machine shop.…