Legal Opinion
In re the Town of Hempstead ex rel. Town of Hempstead Park District
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 1967PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoward T. Hogan, J.
In this eminent domain proceeding, the Town of Hempstead has acquired substantial acreage of wetlands for park purposes. The land in question is in Seaford, Nassau County, New York, in the eastern portion of the township. Along the south shore of Long Island are many of these wetlands, which consist of marshland bogs of various depths. In recent years, enterprising builders have found it economically feasible to fill in these areas and to develop them, usually with single-family homes.
Title to all damage parcels vested in the town on June 8, 1965.
Damage Parcels 1 and 2
These contiguous…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- Matter of City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Hazard Lewis Farms, Inc. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- In re the City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1959
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- In re the Town of North HempsteadAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1973