City of Rome v. Vescio

Judgment unanimously modified, on the law and facts, in accordance with memorandum, and as modified, affirmed, with costs to defendant. Memorandum: This dispute concerns a parcel of land approximately 50 feet by 100 feet in the 200 block of South James Street which the City of Rome acquired by warranty deed in 1961 from A. and R. Bove. Subsequent to this purchase, and pursuant to the urban renewal plan, the city discontinued certain streets and alleys within the project. In 1963 the city obtained a qualified developer for a large portion of the urban renewal project and sold this portion…