In re Board of Street Opening & Improvement
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Isew York county. Proceedings by the board of street opening an£L improvement of the city of New- York for the opening of 127th street, from the Boulevard to Manhattan street. An award having been made for land taken for the street, James Baird petitioned for an order of reference to determine his title thereto, and for an order allowing him to offset the same against the assessment of benefits made against him.
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Appeal from special term, Isew York county. Proceedings by the board of street opening an£L improvement of the city of New- York for the opening of 127th street, from the Boulevard to Manhattan street. An award having been made for land taken for the street, James Baird petitioned for an order of reference to determine his title thereto, and for an order allowing him to offset the same against the assessment of benefits made against him. The referee found against petitioner, and his report was confirmed.
1Per curiam
The question presented here is as to the ownership of an award made in this proceeding to open 127th street, in the city of New York, from the Boulevard to Manhattan street. Thomas Lang was the owner in fee of certain real estate in the city of New York, including two lots of land, designated on a map of Manhattanville made by Adolphus Loss as lots Nos. 104 and 106. All his estate, both real and personal, he devised to his children by will, which was duly admitted to probate. The children of said Thomas Lang having agreed to make partition of all the real estate of which he died seised, and…
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