Legal Opinion
Low v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided April 2, 1952No. Claim No. 30361PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
About 1903, Abbott A. Low built a dam across the Bog River in Adirondack Park, St. Lawrence County, near the Hamilton County line. Some 3,000 acres of wild forest land were flooded including a small swamp area which the State of of New York claimed as part of its forest preserve. In 1905, after an investigation by the Superintendent of State Forests, Mr. Low was told to lower the water in his dam and that he would be held liable “ for damages, already inflicted, as fixed by law, as well as for any subsequent damages ” for any timber destroyed by the flooding. Mr. Low opened his dam gates and…
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