Hanigan v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Casey, J.
In this action, plaintiffs claim ownership of a parcel of real property in the Town of Lake Luzerne, Warren County, which entirely contains Stewart Pond, a body of water approximately 28 acres in size. A Town highway, known as Hall Hill Road, extends some distance into plaintiffs’ property and at one point borders upon or near the shoreline of Stewart Pond. The road stops on plaintiffs’ property at a point approximately 400 feet north of and past the overflow culvert of the pond. It is generally agreed that the road is a highway by use (see, Highway Law § 189) and…
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