Legal Opinion

Lucas v. Benjamin

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

Decided March 17, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment *1016unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs and judgment granted in accordance with the following Memorandum: The determination of Supreme Court that plaintiff did not acquire a prescriptive easement over a portion of the property of defendant Catherine Benjamin is supported by the record. "In order to establish a prescriptive easement over defendant’s] property, plaintiff had to show by clear and convincing evidence adverse, open and notorious, and continued and uninterrupted use of [defendant’s property] for the prescriptive period” (Miller v Rau, 193…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. City of Tonawanda v. Ellicott Creek Homeowners Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Miller v. RauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Shields v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. Hasgo Power Equipment Sales, Inc. v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Reinwald v. AccardiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lyon v. MelinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Archbishop Walsh High School v. Section VI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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