Legal Opinion
Roth v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 2, 1941No. Claim No. 25302; Claim No. 25303PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Ceriam.
Verona Beach is a popular bathing place on Oneida lake, attracting thousands of bathers. When the State constructed the Barge Canal it deepened the water adjacent to Verona Beach for the use of boats as a turning basin, the water suddenly dropping from a depth of three or four feet to about ten feet. The title to the bed of Oneida lake is held by the State of New York in trust for the people of the State. The public has the right to use the waters of Oneida lake “ for recreation and enjoyment.” (Granger v. City of Canandaigua, 257 N. Y. 126, 131.) Claimants’ intestates had the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Granger v. City of CanandaiguaNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
3Cited by8 opinions
- Harrington v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1962
- Piche v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1951
- Casoni v. IslipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Parry v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1945
- Mitchell v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1948
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