Perlmutter v. Greene

Pound, Ch. J.

Plaintiffs are lessees of a parcel of land immediately south of the east approach to the Mid-Hudson Bridge at Poughkeepsie. They purposed to erect a large display sign or billboard thereon for advertising purposes in full view of travelers along the adjacent approach which is a part of the State highway. The State of New York is the owner of the fee of the highway. The defendant Greene, as State Superintendent of Public Works, for the purpose of blocking a view of the sign from the highway, purposed to construct a screen or shield .on the highway in front of the billboard. The…