Legal Opinion

Matter of City of Ny (Brooklyn-Battery T. Plaza)

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 2, 1950PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Loughran, Ch. J.

In this condemnation proceeding, the City of New York has appealed from an order of the Appellate Division which modified on the law and the facts an order whereby Special Term awarded damages for two parcels of land therein designated as Damage Parcels Nos. 84 and 87. These parcels are contiguously situated in lower Manhattan and were taken by the city for use as part of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Plaza.

Special Term in its decision made after trial fixed the damages in respect of both parcels as follows: Land $193,985, improvements $30,000; total $223,985.

Claimant appealed…

2Cases cited1 opinion

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