Ekorb Associates v. State

Appeal from a judgment in favor of claimant, entered June 25, 1971, upon a decision of the Court of Claims. In the process of widening the highway in front of claimant’s office building on South Broadway, *795Village of Hicksville, Long Island, the State appropriated a strip of land and took a permanent easement along the front thereof. This resulted in the reduction of parking places from 63 to 30 cars. By eliminating a grassy mall area in front of the building, 12 additional spaces were recouped. The court awarded $30,000 consequential damages for the reduction of the on-site parking and the…