Legal Opinion
People ex rel. City of New York v. Keeler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 13, 1923PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jaycox, J.:
The city of New York, for the purpose of supplying its citizens with pure and wholesome water, acquired the lands in the town of North Salem which are the subject of this controversy. These lands, although assessed as three distinct parcels, are contiguous and form but one parcel, containing over 1,400 acres. Some of the lands are flooded by the Croton dam, some are flooded by the Titicus dam and some are apparently used for the purpose of preventing pollution.
In the year 1916 the assessors of said town of North Salem assessed the relator’s property as follows:
Section 1, block 100,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People Ex Rel. D., L. W.R.R. Co. v. . ClappNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- People Ex Rel. Buffalo Burial Park Ass'n v. StilwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- People Ex Rel. George Kemp Real Estate Co. v. O'DonnelNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Matter of City of New York v. . MitchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
3Cited by4 opinions
- People ex rel. New York Dock Co. v. CantorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- People ex rel. City of New York v. VorisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- Taylor v. VionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- In re the City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925