Legal Opinion
Nevins v. Friedauer
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 1920PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Action for an injunction.
1Opinion of the CourtCallaghan, J.
There is no question but that the town of Gravesend owned and had the right to convey the fee title of the lands under water in Gravesend bay to John Tracey, one of the plaintiff’s predecessors in title. Somerville v. City of New York, 78 Misc. Rep. 203. The question is, did the town make such a conveyance ?
The statute (Laws of 1883, chap. 458) provided a method for the sale of lands owned by the town of Gravesend. To comply with that statute, a notice was required to be given of a town meeting, whereat the electors of the town could vote on a proposition to sell. A notice was duly published,…
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- Johnson v. . GrenellNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Smith v. . BartlettNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Nevins v. FriedauerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- City of New York v. Brooklyn Borough Gas Co.New York Supreme Court · 1951