Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided August 9, 1955No. Claim No. 30894; Claim No. 30895; Claim No. 30896PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLounsberry, P. J.
These are flood claims arising from a flood in the Chemung River around March 30, 1951. The claimant Ann Allen owned two farms to the east of Corning in Steuben County, which were bounded northerly by the river, and on which her husband, the claimant Horace Allen, conducted farm operations. The claimant Clayton B. Williams owned a nearby farm, south of, but not bounded by, the river. Incidentally, in the area in question the river actually flows in a southeasterly, almost southerly, direction, but it was generally assumed in the testimony that its flow was easterly, and the directions herein…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hartshorn v. . ChaddockNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Dufel v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Taylor v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Janice v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1951
- Paduano v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Waterman v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- Green Reservoir Flood Control District v. WillmothCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1971
- Terrace Hotel Co. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- Horn v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1966
- Molinaro v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1960
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