Legal Opinion
Burnham v. Bennett
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1931PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStaley, J.
It appears from the complaint that the sum of $90,000 was appropriated by chapter 114 of the Laws of 1928 for the acquisition of lands for the extension of the Saratoga Battlefield. In February, 1929, the officers of the State entered upon plaintiff’s lands, and, in good faith, appropriated the same under said statute and pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 59 of the Conservation Law (added by Laws of 1916, chap. 451, as amd. by Laws of 1928, chap. 242). The plaintiff, being unable to agree upon the value of the lands, prosecuted a claim therefor in the Court of Claims and recovered a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rolston. v. Missouri Fund CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Pauchogue Land Corp. v. Long Island State Park CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
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- City of Albany v. McMorranAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- Brooklyn Borough Gas Co. v. Bennett, New York County Courts1935
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