Amity Operating Co. v. State

On August 24, 1951, the State appropriated claimant’s property located in Amityville, Long Island, for which damages are sought in this action. The portion taken was the sidewalk in front of the premises, approximately twenty feet in width, which embraces the front cellar exits of the respective store tenants. Claimant has adduced proof of its damage upon various theories of recovery; and the customary appraisals, pro and con, with their concomitant gross disparities, are variously vouched for in the record. In this case, however, a so-called “ Agreement of Adjustment ” was executed by the…