Spencer v. State

In 1916 claimants were the owners of property at Sylvan Beach, a summer resort at Oneida lake. A public highway extended through their property, known as Railroad street, on each side of which were located various frame structures, hotel, photograph gallery, cafe, barn and the like. In September, 1916, the state of New York commenced to lay a track through Railroad street, making a connection between a branch of the Ontario and Western railroad on the north with land of the state of New York on the south, for the purpose of conveying material to the state property to be used in the…