Bartlett v. Village of Tarrytown
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Westchester county. Petition by Eleanor J. Bartlett, for the appointment of commissioners to assess her damages resulting from a change in the grade of a street in the village of Tarrytown. Commissioners were appointed, and the village of Tarry-town appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
The village of Tarrytown, an incorporated village of the state, in 1888 opened John street from its northerly end to Main street. The street before its extension had been a cul-de-sac. The petitioner conveyed to the village the right to extend - John street to Main street. The petitioner owned lands both upon the old and new parts of John street. After the opening of the new portion as a public highway, the village by resolution cut down and changed the surface and level of the street in both the old and new parts, so as to make the plaintiff’s lands from eighteen inches to Seven feet above…
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