Sanders v. Schiffer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
The parties to this action are adjoining residential property owners in the City of Albany. The contour of their land is sudh that defendants ’ land is several feeLbelow that of the plaintiffs.' As a result of certain improvements to plaintiffs’ property, and, in particular ¡the construction of a garage addition near the mutual boundary, a retaining wall on defendants’ premises was adversely affected to the extent that its removal was required. It then became necessary for plaintiffs to install a lightweight steel piling on their land to support their higher elevation and the structures…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Radcliff's Executors v. . Mayor, C. of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
- Hay v. . the Cohoes CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- Benner v. Atlantic Dredging Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Booth v. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Terminal RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- White v. . Nassau Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
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