Legal Opinion
Becker v. Murtagh
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 2012PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
The primary question before the Court is whether plaintiff Estate of Robert E. Becker (plaintiff estate) established that its *78decedent acquired title to a certain parcel of land by adverse possession. We hold that it has.
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This appeal stems from a dispute over the ownership of the land upon which a boardwalk and dock—constructed by Robert E. Becker (now deceased) on Oak Beach in the Town of Babylon (the Town), Suffolk County—sit. Plaintiff estate is the lessee of a beachfront lot (lot 29) on Oak Beach. Defendants are the lessees of lot 30, an adjacent beachfront…
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