Legal Opinion
People v. System Properties, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1957PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
This protracted and elaborate litigation calls for answers to two closely related questions: who has the title to “ Dam A ” in the Ticonderoga River in Essex County, New York, and by whom and to what extent may the operation of that dam be regulated so as to affect the water level of Lake George? Ticonderoga River (or Creek) is the only outlet of Lake George and flows in a northerly direction about 3% miles, with a drop of some 220 feet, to its outlet in Lake Champlain. Lake George is 33 miles long, about % of a mile to 3 miles wide. Its clear waters are dotted with islands and surrounded by…
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