Tiffany v. . Town of Oyster Bay
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered January 12, 1911, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered January 12, 1911, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The Andros patent of September 29, 1677, conveyed to the town of Oyster Bay title in fee simple to the lands under the waters of Cold Spring Harbor and Oyster Bay. (Robins v. Ackerly, 91 N. Y. 98; Lowndes v. Huntington, 153 U. S. 1; Town of North Hempstead v. Eldridge, 111…
1Opinion of the CourtWillard Bartlett, J.
This case is another controversy in the long series of litigations involving the true meaning and proper construction of ancient colonial charters relating to lands under water on Long Island; and it presents questions of considerable difficulty which have led to a very decided difference of opinion in the court below. The rights of the parties depend upon the title to the lands under water in the bay known as Cold Spring Harbor. The trial judge and a majority of the Appellate Division have held that this title, prior to the grant to the plaintiff, was vested in the state; while two of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sage v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Rogers v. JonesNew York Supreme Court · 1828
- Lowndes v. HuntingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Matter of Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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