Tobin v. Ford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, J.
Petitioners brought this proceeding to obtain judgment pursuant to CPLR article 78 ordering appellants to map their riparian premises on the Delaware River in Sullivan County, New York, downstream below Skinners Falls.
Appellants moved to dismiss the petition herein on the ground the Supreme Court has no power to direct them to institute a condemnation proceeding. The court was correct in denying this motion. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction in an appropriate case to order a public official or public board to proceed to condemn a petitioner’s property taken for a public purpose (CPLR 7801,…
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