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Citizens for Preservation of Waterman Lake v. Davis
Facts
The Town of Glocester, The Town, and Defendant, Davis, formed a contract that allowed Defendant to use a particular property owned by The Town as a commercial dump with third parties. Defendant and third parties had the authority to dump garbage from neighboring areas to throw away in the dumb. The Town alleges that Defendant dumped garbage in an area designated as a wetland. Citizens for Preservation of Waterman Lake, Plaintiff, initiated this action Defendant on the grounds that Defendant’s operation if the commercial dump violate the Fresh Water and Wetlands Act, causing a nuisance. Further, The Town intervened as plaintiffs in this action claiming Defendant violated the Fresh Water Wetlands Act. The trial court held for Defendant, and Plaintiff and The Town Appealed.
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