Black River Regulating District v. Adirondack League Club
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMcCurn, J.
This is an appeal from an order at Special Term dismissing the complaint in an action for declaratory judgment and from a summary judgment entered thereon in favor of the defendant.
The New York State Constitution prior to 1913 provided that the forest preserve shall forever be kept as wild forest lands and shall not be leased, sold, or exchanged or taken by any corporation, public or private, nor any timber thereon sold, removed or destroyed. A 1913 amendment to the Constitution provided that the Legislature might by general laws provide for the use of not exceeding 3% of such lands for the…
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