Bronson v. Potsdam Urban Renewal Agency

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Shea, J.), entered September 2, 1980 in St. Lawrence County, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff commenced the instant action in May, 1976, seeking damages for breaches of contracts and tortious acts arising out of defendant’s condemnation of plaintiff’s property. In October, 1971, after a year of negotiations, the Potsdam Urban Renewal Agency (PURA) purchased plaintiff’s properties in Potsdam, New York. Plaintiff’s heating and plumbing business was located on the property, along…