Sparkill Realty Corp. v. State

McNamee, J. (dissenting).

A substantial part of the record of six volumes in this case, and of the scholarly and extensive briefs of counsel, is occupied with discussions of the question of good faith of the parties, as the same is thought to be evidenced by the official conduct of the park commissioners in the performance of their public duties, and by the conduct of claimants in dealing with their own land, before appropriation. As a result of these considerations, the claim itself was greatly extended, irrelevant and extensive correspondence and records of proceedings in Federal courts were…