Shapiro v. State

Cross appeals from a judgment, *853entered October 1, 1975, upon a decision of the Court of Claims which awarded claimant damages in the amount of $278,125 with interest from October 28, 1970 for the taking of a part of his property located in the Town of East Fishkill. Claimant owned 26.499, plus or minus, acres of land of which 13.902 acres were taken pursuant to section 30 of the Highway Law for an expanded State highway. The appropriation included the entire frontage on Route 52 with 126 feet of frontage on Palen Road remaining after the taking. The land was zoned residential R-3 with a B-l…