Hawley v. Village of Elmira Heights

The plaintiffs seek to recover damage to their property caused by the change of the grade of the adjacent street, in connection with the reconstruction of said street by the State of New York, in building a State highway. (Village Law, § 159, subd. 2.) The commissioners viewed the premises, took testimony and found: (1) That the damage to the plaintiffs’ property by reason of the change of grade was $750; and (2) that the value of the benefits and advantages to the property in consequence of the construction of a new and improved three-way concrete lane highway in front of the premises was…