Crouch v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
On July 1, 1917, the State of New York appropriated certain lands on “ Crouch’s Island ” in the city of Rochester for a canal terminal. The lands in question were occupied at the time for railroad purposes by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company under a long lease obtained through other corporations which had built and operated a railroad thereon.
The claimant Marion E. Crouch (successor in interest to a prior fee owner) asserts ownership of a reversionary interest which he claims became absolute when the use of the lands for railroad purposes ceased. On the part of the State the principal…
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