Legal Opinion
Matter of Board of Water Supply of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 12, 1938PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRippey, J.
The extent, nature of the estate to be acquired, and the occasion of taking private property for public use rest in the discretion of the Legislature (Matter of City of New York, 190 N. Y. 350) within the limitations established by article I, sections 6 and 7, of the State Constitution (People v. Adirondack Ry. Co., 160 N. Y. 225; affd., 176 U. S. 335), although the right of eminent domain is an inherent attribute of sovereignty (Heyward v. Mayor, 7 N. Y. 314). The power may be delegated to a municipal corporation (People ex rel. Burhans v. City of New York, 198 N. Y. 439). Such power was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Banner Milling Co. v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
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3Cited by95 opinions
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- City of Buffalo v. J. W. Clement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Rose v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- In re Town of IslipNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Village of Lawrence v. GreenwoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
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