Legal Opinion
Wechsler v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1990PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Pursuant to the authority conferred by ECL 3-0305 (1), the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) determined to acquire, by eminent domain, a 1,067-acre parcel of land owned by petitioner, as well as petitioner’s exclusive hunting, fishing and trapping rights to an adjacent 1,800-acre parcel presently owned by the State. Both parcels are part of the Neversink River Gorge, which indisputably is an area of great natural beauty and ecological, as well as historical, significance. According…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jackson v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Waldo's, Inc. v. Village of Johnson CityNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Bath & Hammondsport Railroad v. New York State Department of Environmental ConservationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Gyrodyne Co. of America, Inc. v. State University of New York at Stony BrookAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Wechsler v. New York State Department of Environmental ConservationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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