Papovitch v. State

This is a claim for the appropriation of 1.781 ± acres of claimants’ land which fronted on the north side of Tarrytown-White Plains Road in the Town of Green-burgh, Westchester County. Before the appropriation, claimants owned 5.6± acres of land from which the aforesaid 1.781± acres of frontage were taken, leaving a landlocked area of 3.819± acres remaining. Both the claimants and the State agree that in effect, this taking was a total taking as the landlocked area has been rendered practically useless.

The crux of the problem in this case is the proper method of appraising the property with…