Acme Theatres, Inc. v. State

The primary issue presented on this appeal is the propriety of the method of computing damages where there is a partial taking of land and improvements.

On the date of the appropriation, claimant was the owner of a drive-in theatre located on a tract of approximately 4% acres at the intersection of Routes 9L and 9 near the Village of -Lake George. In order to widen Route 9, the State appropriated a one-sixth acre strip of land on the west side of claimant’s property, which included a theatre ticket office, a storage building forming the base for a theatre sign, 49 car spaces, certain fencing,…