United States v. Smith
District Court, E.D. New York
Proceedings by the United States to acquire land on Great South Beach, in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county, New York.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
These proceedings are instituted by the United States to acquire title to lands on which it -long since erected wooden buildings, suitable for, and connected with, two lifesaving stations. The principal buildings stand on spiles, which rise about two feet above the ground in which they are imbedded. The present question is whether the owners are entitled, upon the appraisal, to be paid for the buildings. In 1876 the United States purchased of Egbert T. Smith two pieces of land, bordering 011 Great South Bay, Long Island. The deed provides:
“That tlie said party of 1he…
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