Legal Opinion

Harris v. Kingston Realty Co.

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

Decided January 11, 1907PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, the Kingston. Realty Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor-of- the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 18th day of April, 1906, upon the decision of the court rendered after a.-trial at the Kings County Special Term. - .

1Opinion of the Court

Woodward, J.:

The judgment appealed from .should be affirmed. On the 16th day of June, 1902, the plaintiff was the owner of the fee of certain premises lying between Malbone street and Sterling place, borough of Brooklyn, and fronting on Bedford avenue. On that date the city of New York acquired the fee to a portion-, of said premises for the purpose of widening and -improving Bedford avenue, though the compensation to be paid for the same was not fixed- and determined until some time -afterward. The city of. New York undoubtedly took the fee, subject only to a possible reversion in the event…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re Opening of Seventh AvenueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re Opening Hamilton StreetAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
  2. In re Hamilton StreetNew York Supreme Court · 1910
  3. In re LeistAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
  4. Herricks Fore Plan, Inc. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. In re SchottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913

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