In re Block Bounded By Chauncey Street, Marion Street, Hopkinson & Rockaway Avenues
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
In the matter of the application of the City of New York relative to acquiring certain lands, etc., in the block bounded by Chauncey Street, Marion Street, Hopkinson and Rockaway Avenues, for use by the Department of Highways as a storage yard. On motion to confirm report of referee. Report confirmed.
1Per curiam
The motion to confirm the report of the referee is granted. The opinion of Crane, J., in Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban R. R. Co. v. Bird, 76 Misc. Rep. 62, 134 N. Y. ,Supp. 1, affirmed 152 App. Div. 932, 137 N. Y. Supp. 1112, discusses several points made in opposition to this motion, SO' that there are but two which now require any expression from us.
[1,2] First. We think that the report of a commission in proceedings to open a street pursuant to the procedure prescribed for the former city of Brooklyn is not of the character of a final adjudication as to title so as to bar a claimant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Van Winkle v. . Van WinkleNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Brookman v. . KurzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Bernstein v. . NealisNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad v. BirdNew York Supreme Court · 1912
- Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad v. BirdNew York Supreme Court · 1912
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