Legal Opinion
Light v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 2, 1937No. Claim No. 23336PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, P. J.
The claimants have recovered in the Court of Claims a judgment against the State for $20,000, with interest from December 15, 1932, the date when the State appropriated certain lands adjacent to those owned by the claimants, the damages being allowed for the appropriation “ of claimants’ easement in the ancient public highway known as ‘ public road leading from Lakeville road, west, and thence south to Marcus Avenue ’ which ancient public road abuts claimants’ property on its northerly and westerly side.” There was a taking by the State not only of such rights as claimants might have to pass…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Reis v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Miller v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- Van Aken v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Matter of Grade Crossing CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- In re HoytAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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3Cited by3 opinions
- West 158th Street Garage Corp. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1938
- Single v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1946
- Department of Highways v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1957