Capri Hotel Corp. v. State

—Appeal from a judgment in favor of claimant, entered May 13, 1977, upon a decision of the Court of Claims. Claimant owned a 7.11-acre parcel of land southeast of the intersection formed by a northbound exit ramp of Interstate Route 87 and U. S. Route 11 in the Town of Champlain, Clinton County. Although the property was below the grade of both roads and was divided by a natural watercourse draining surface waters, certain improvements were erected on three portions leased from claimant. A gasoline service station and a duty-free liquor store were located on filled sites, while a diesel fuel…