Murphy v. Prendergast

The' application is for the allowance and payment of interest upon an award for damages for the change of grade in front of petitioner’s premises; interest is claimed from the time of the actual change of grade to the time of payment of the award. There is no issue of fact. In October, 1913, the physical work of grading Twenty-third avenue was com*327menced and it was completed on May 30, 1914. On January 19, 1915, an award of $1,000 for petitioner’s damage was confirmed, and this sum was paid on February 9, 1915. At the time petitioner signed a receipt which stated that it was ‘‘ in full payment…