Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Gratwick v. Commissioners of the Land Office
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 6, 1922PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Van Kirk, J.:
There is no proof or claim that the dock which Barnheisel, or the Empire Engineering Company, which has taken over his property, purposes to construct to the harbor line in front of his uplands will interfere with general navigation of the river, or that by the construction either the right of the State or the Federal government is challenged; the State has made the grant and the Federal government has established the harbor line to which the grant runs. The contest here is between two adjoining riparian owners.
The title of lands under the Niagara river is in the State of New…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. . Steeplechase Park Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- People Ex Rel. Second Avenue Railroad v. Board of Commissioners of the Department of Public ParksNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. . ShultzNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- International Bridge Co. v. People of State of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Jenks v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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