Legal Opinion
Matter of City of New York (Jamaica Bay)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 1931PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
The city of New York by this proceeding instituted in 1924 has acquired title to lands, land under water and riparian rights for the improvement of the waterfront and the establishment of a marginal street or wharf on the northerly shore of Jamaica bay in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The plan as made and filed by the Commissioner of Docks in 1921 extends this marginal street or wharf for a distance of about seven miles. Along this north shore at Jamaica bay are marshlands and creeks, inlets and waterways. Many of these are closed or to be closed entirely by the establishment of this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sage v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Home for Aged Women v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Matter of City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Black River Improvement Co. v. La Crosse Booming & Transportation Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
3Cited by12 opinions
- Colberg, Inc. v. State of California Ex Rel. Dept. Pub. Wks.California Supreme Court · 1967
- Niagara Falls Power Co. v. DuryeaNew York Supreme Court · 1945
- Hackensack Water Company v. Village of NyackDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- In re City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1936
- Crance v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1954
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