existed in May 1996. Plaintiffs claim that 6,790 cy of dune and bluff at the Applegate property 

 were lost since time of purchase and claim in excess of $150,000 in property damages. 



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Figure 1-1. Number of plaintiffs' properties according to purchase date. 

 (Multiple properties purchased by one plaintiff are counted separately. Properties owned by municipalities 



are not included.) 



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The Noro property was purchased on September 8, 1986, and the structure on it is a two- 

 story motel called the Pelican Landing Resort (Noro sold this property on September 11, 1996). 

 The Noro property is fronted by stone rubble, geotextile sandbags, and remnants of a wooden 

 bulkhead as indicated in the photograph in Figure 1-3 taken in May 1996. Plaintiffs claim that 

 4,092 cy of dune and bluff had eroded from the property since September 1983 and claim in 

 excess of $88,500 in property damages (See footnote 6). 



These plaintiffs claim the purchase occurred in September 1 983, but a copy of the deed indicates that Noreen and K. 

 Edward Jaynes, General Partners of Noro and Company, purchased the Noro property on September 8, 1986, and then 

 sold the property to Sandra Daniels on September 1 1 , 1996. 



Chapter 1 Introduction 



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