Legal Opinion
Whitmier & Ferris Co. v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1967No. Claim 45318PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
Claimant leased various properties adjacent to the Thruway for the purpose of constructing and maintaining advertising signs. These signs, when they were erected, were more than 500 feet distant from the nearest edge of the pavement of the Thruway and, therefore, were not forbidden by section 361-a of the Public Authorities Law when it was enacted by chapter 593 of the Laws of 1952. They were, however, within the enlarged proscription of chapter 904 of the Laws of 1960, which extended the forbidden area to 660 feet from the pavement and of chapter 316 of the Laws of 1961, which caused the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Runkel v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Leary v. City of YonkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
3Cited by7 opinions
- Suffolk Outdoor Advertising Co. v. HulseNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Modjeska Sign Studios, Inc. v. BerleNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Newman Signs, Inc. v. HjelleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Nik-O-Lok Co. v. CareyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Modjeska Sign Studios, Inc. v. BerleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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