Taylor v. State

OPINION OF THE COURT

Peters, J.

In these five separate condemnation claims, all consolidated for purposes of this appeal, an identical issue arises as a result of the Court of Claims’ award of additional allowances pursuant to EDPL 701: whether a claimant’s execution of a satisfaction of judgment with respect to an underlying condemnation claim precludes that claimant from making an application to the Court of Claims for an additional allowance.*

In each of these condemnation claims, the State initially made a settlement offer and the Court of Claims ultimately awarded each claimant more than…