Re[2]: [at-l] OT - Unification and other stuff

[Bob C." <ellen@clinic.net (Bob C.)]

"...we  in  NC are in the middle of a very interesting court case about who owns
the  beach  foreshore?  In  most  states it is clear that the public has lots of
rights  in  the water and up to mean high water, but the tough issue is who owns
the  sandy  beach  landward of the high water mark, and how far landward of that
mark  (if  any)  does/should  the  public have any rights? " reports clark (thru
thinker) wright.

Two  or  three  decades  ago  I  attended  a meeting aimed at Maine lawyers that
addressed  this  issue. The speaker traced the English "common law" to the Roman
conquerors  of  Britain.  And  argued  that  the rights extend far higher on the
landscape  than  courts  have  recognized.  Attorneys at the meeting didn't seem
impressed. But I was.

Weary