Legal Opinion
Jacob v. Town of Oyster Bay
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1911PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Action in ejectment.
1Opinion of the CourtJaycox, J.
The premises in. controversy are a sandy,, gravelly strip of beach connecting a parcel of land known as East island with the main land of Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau county. As the foregoing sentence would indicate, East island is not an actual island, but is a parcel of upland, connected with the main land by the strip of beach in question. It is, however, and has been for many years, popularly known as an island. Originally the only means of access to it was by way of this sandy beach. Later, however, a caitseway was built from the main land to another island near it known…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fulton L., H. P. Co. v. . State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Gouverneur v. National Ice Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Trustees of East Hampton v. . KirkNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Trustees of the Freeholders & Commonalty of Southampton v. Mecox Bay Oyster Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Barnes v. . Midland R.R. Terminal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Acquisition of Title by the City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1926
- Town of Oyster Bay v. StehliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Jacob v. Town of Oyster BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- Jacob v. Town of Oyster BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- Stehli v. Town of Oyster BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924