In re City of New York

The corporation counsel seeks to set aside the report, on the grounds, first, that the awards are excessive, and, second, that the commissioners proceeded upon an' erroneous theory in estimating the value of the lands with buildings thereon, and in admitting improper and incompetent evidence respecting the cost and structural value of buildings upon the properties in question.

An award will not be set aside for inadequacy, or because excessive (unless the award shocks the court’s sense of justice), or for technical errors in the admission or exclusion *312of evidence, unless the award is the…