Legal Opinion
Valley Stream Lawns, Inc. v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 1959No. Claim No. 33274PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The main factual problem presented on this appeal by the State from an award based on land appropriation is whether the cost of the future subdivision and development of the land as found by the court should have been considered and offset in the finding of damage. The land taken was undeveloped, but was located in a rapidly growing area of Nassau County and was shown to be suitable for subdivision into building lots.
It was actually zoned by a village zoning authority for one-acre lot development, but the proof suggests that a more suitable and more profitable subdivision would have been in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Engineering Commission v. TedescoUtah Supreme Court · 1956
- United States v. 3.544 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Philadelphia County, Pa.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- In re the Incorporated Village of Garden CityNew York Supreme Court · 1956
3Cited by5 opinions
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- In re the Acquisition of Real Property by Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Akey v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- In re City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1968