Legal Opinion
In re the City of New York Relative to Acquiring Title
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 6, 1926Published
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
In 1916 the board of estimate and apportionment pursuant to the Greater New York Charter, decided it was for the public interest that the title to certain real property be acquired for the opening and extending of Inwood Hill Park, in the city of New York, as laid out on the city map in accordance with a resolution which had been previously adopted by the said board and approved by the mayor. The property to be acquired for such public purposes was fully described therein. It included lands under water owned by the city of New York, known herein as damage parcels Nos. 42 and 43, which are the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Langdon v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Sage v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Lansing v. SmithCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1829
- Matter of City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Long Sault Development Co. v. KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
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