Legal Opinion
O'Brien v. Town of Huntington
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 11, 2009PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*162OPINION OF THE COURT
Santucci, J.
On this appeal we consider conflicting claims to an area of vacant property within the defendant Town of Huntington which the Town claims as parkland, but which is also alleged to be owned by the various plaintiffs in individual parcels within the subject area. The Town’s claims are essentially premised upon its sovereign rights as successor to title to the property, which was previously held by the Crown of England in the colonial era. The plaintiffs’ claims are premised upon deeds and chains of title and, in the case of the plaintiffs J.E Morgan Chase Bank,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- In re AhoNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Szczerbiak v. PilatNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- People v. New York & Staten Island Ferry Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Cameron Estates, Inc. v. DeeringNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Barberan v. NationpointDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Costa v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2017