Lunt & Bell, LLC v. State

The respondents State of New York, New York State Attorney General, and New York State Comptroller (hereinafter collectively the State) correctly concede that the Court of Claims erred in denying the petition. After the State properly deposited the amount payable pursuant to an Agreement for Advance Payment in a special eminent domain account (see EDPL 304 [E] [1]; Matter of Mazur Bros. Realty, LLC v State of New York, 69 AD3d 726, 728-729 [2010]; Mazur Bros., Inc. v State of New York, 59 AD3d 399 [2009]), the petitioner, the owner of the condemned property, commenced the instant proceeding…