Long Island Railroad v. Reilly
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Daniel Scholl and another, from a final' order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of ' Queens on the 2d day of February, 1903, confirming the report of commissioners of appraisal appointed in a condemnation proceeding.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The action was brought to acquire three parcels of land adjacent to the plaintiff’s right of way near Jamaica, Long Island, one of which was owned by the defendant Daniel Scholl. The court gave judgment condemning the premises and appointed three commissioners to ascertain the value of the land, which was unimproved. The commissioners personally viewed the premises and took evidence *167of experts as to value and reported such value to be $950. The owner and his wife appeal, contending that the value should have been thirty per cent greater, or about $1,235.
The amount of the award…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Manhattan Railway v. O'SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
3Cited by2 opinions
- Cornish v. Village of South NyackNew York Supreme Court · 1911
- In re the City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1904