Wolf v. Kriger

Petitioner has been denied all damages for change of grade by raising the street level approximately three feet in front of his house, 8717 Stillwell Place,- Brooklyn, N. Y. The actual construction work was done in 1948 to conform to the grade on a map filed in 1929, before which the house was built. Damages have been disallowed upon the theory that in 1931 petitioner’s predecessor in title received $3,998 in a condemnation proceeding in full payment for the value of this structure. The condemnation award was in a proceeding to acquire additional land to widen the street. As a result, the…