In re Piers, Old Nos. 19, 20, East River
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Special Term, New York County. In the matter of the application of the city of New York to acquire title to piers old Nos. 19 and 20, East river, occupied by Elbridge T. Gerry and others. From an order confirming the report of the commissioners in condemnation proceedings and to review an order (100 N. Y. Supp. 626) sending the report back to the commissioners, the city appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtClarke, J.
This proceeding was brought by the city of New York through the commissioner of docks to acquire the interests not owned by the city in pier old No. 19 and pier old No. 20, East river, and the bulkhead rights appurtenant to the' bulkhead between said piers. While the right of the city and the claimants to the piers in question were undivided, yet said piers were, by practical construction, divided between the city and the claimants, so that the city was treated as the owner of the westerly half of pier old No. 19 and the easterly half of pier old No. 20; the other halves of the two piers…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. MalloryNew York Supreme Court · 1873
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Matter of City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Matter of City of New York (Pier Old No. 49)New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- In re the City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918