Village of Massena v. 50,500 Square Feet of Land

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, St. Lawrence County setting aside an award to the appellant by the Commissioners of Estimate of $11,196 for the taking by the respondent of an easement for sewer purposes and directing a rehearing before new commissioners. The appellant’s property through which the respondent has taken a perpetual easement 20 feet wide for the installation and maintenance of a sewer is an irregular rectangular parcel of land comprising about 3.5 acres. A gully 14 to 20 feet lower than the surrounding land cuts through the property. The sewer line generally parallels…