Rockaway Pacific Corp. v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant in the first entitled action, The State of New York, and by the claimant in the second entitled action, The City of New York, from an order and judgment of the Court of Claims, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 16th day of March, 1921.
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, P. J.:
Under chapters 13 and 130 of the Laws of 1917 (adding to State Law, art. 4-A) the State appropriated for purposes of public defense about 317 acres of land on Rockaway Point .or Peninsula. The land so appropriated consisted of approxi*174mately 170 acres above mean high water, about 142 acres between mean high and mean low water, and 5| acres below mean low water. The statutes above mentioned confer upon the Court of Claims jurisdiction to determine the amount of compensation to be paid for such lands. The Rockaway Pacific Corporation claims title to the entire appropriated area…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Donovan v. TwistAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
3Cited by2 opinions
- Rockaway Pacific Corp. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1922
- Solkat Realty Corp. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1940