Lawrence Constr. Corp. v. State of New York

The Greater New York Charter contains a provision (§ 951; and see Administrative Code, § 307a-3.0) which denies the City’s liability for a change in the established grade of a street — “ except as herein provided ”. That exception refers to the following provision, one phrase of which is important to the controversy now before us: “ § 951. An abutting owner who has built upon or otherwise improved his property in conformity with the grade of any street or avenue established by lawful authority, and such grade is changed after such buildings or improvement have been erected * * * shall be…