Sparkill Realty Corp. v. State

The judgment from which cross-appeals have been taken is founded upon the appropriation by the Palisades Interstate *657Park Commission of 164 acres of land, with the structures thereon. The land is a part of the Palisades ridge, containing a large deposit of igneous rock above sea level which, when crushed, would be salable in the nearby metropolitan area. The State, in the interest of natural scenic beauty, but somewhat belatedly, appropriated the land, together with the structures thereon, after claimants had expended nearly $585,000 in developing the quarry. All of this very substantial sum,…