Matter of Levine (Town of Fallsburgh)

This is a proceeding for the appointment of commissioners of appraisal in accordance with section 197 of the Highway Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 25). The statute makes these provisions: “In any town in which a town highway shall be repaired, graded and macadamized from curb to curb by the authorities of the town the owner or owners of the land adjacent to the said highway shall be entitled to recover from the town the damages resulting from any change of grade. A person claiming damages from such change of grade must present to the town board of such town a verified claim therefor within sixty days…