Legal Opinion
Rockaway Pacific Corp. v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided February 15, 1924No. Claim No. 15825; Claim No. 15810PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAckerson, P. J.
On April 4, 1917, the State of New York appropriated 317.4 acres of land on Roekaway peninsula, county of Queens, in the city and state of New York. This appropriation was made in pursuance of chapter 13 of the Laws of 1917, as amended by chapter 130 of the Laws of 1917. War between the United States of America and the Imperial Government of Germany was then imminent and the purpose of the appropriation was to provide for the public defense by ceding these lands to the United States for the erection of a fortification thereon to protect New York harbor.
The statutes above referred to conferred…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v. Proprietors of the Warren BridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
- Langdon v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
3Cited by3 opinions
- Best Renting Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In re City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Marba Sea Bay Corp. v. Clinton Street Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936