Legal Opinion

Sanders v. Schiffer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 6, 1975PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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

  1. Radcliff's Executors v. . Mayor, C. of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
  2. Hay v. . the Cohoes CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
  3. Benner v. Atlantic Dredging Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
  4. Booth v. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Terminal RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  5. White v. . Nassau Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Waters v. BieseckerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
  2. Sanders v. SchifferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

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