Legal Opinion
Robins Island Preservation Fund, Inc. v. Southold Development Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 23, 1992No. 220, Docket 91-7490PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
This appeal stems from a property dispute encompassing events which took place over two centuries ago when the State of New York seized land belonging to individuals who refused to support the American Revolution. The property at issue is Robins Island, an island of approximately 445 acres in the Peconic Bay of Long Island. In 1779, Parker Wickham, then the owner of Robins Island, was stripped of title to this property as punishment for his continued allegiance to the British monarchy.
Plaintiff-appellant Robins Island Preservation Fund (“RIPF”), is a non-profit…
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