Legal Opinion

Knapp v. County of Livingston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 18, 1999Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed *937without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly awarded defendant an easement to use an existing drainage pipe over plaintiffs property despite defendant’s inability to prove the precise location of the pipe. Plaintiff alleges in her complaint that the pipe, installed in the early 1900s, runs from a catch basin in the roadway in front of plaintiffs property to Brown’s Creek, approximately 1,000 feet to the north. Further pinpointing the location of the pipe is not necessary for determining the extent of the easement awarded to defendant or the resulting burden…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hakes v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Buholtz v. Rochester Telephone Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  3. Buholtz v. Rochester Telephone Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. Village of Saugerties v. Town of SaugertiesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Ashe v. Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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