Legal Opinion

Matter of City of New York (E. 177th St.)

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 25, 1924PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.

This is a proceeding for the opening of East One Hundred and Seventy-seventh street from Fort Schuyler road to Long Island Sound in the borough of The Bronx. The city seeks to acquire the title in fee to the real property required.

The East One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Street Improvement Company, the predecessor in interest of appellant herein, appeared and claimed a substantial award for the taking by the city of damage parcels 4, 5, 5a, 7 and 7a, being part of the land in the bed of the street as the city proposed to open it. It offered evidence of title and value at a hearing before the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reis v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  2. Holdane v. . Trustees of the Village of Cold SpringNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
  3. Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Co. v. BachmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1876

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Matter of City of N.Y. (Northern Blvd.)New York Court of Appeals · 1932
  2. People v. DuchinNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  3. Landmark Colony at Oyster Bay v. Board of SupervisorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. De Ruscio v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. Goldrich v. Franklin Gardens Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953

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