Matter of Mayor, Etc., of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 16, 1905, which affirmed an order of Special Term confirming the report of commissioners of appraisal in the above-entitled proceeding. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 16, 1905, which affirmed an order of Special Term confirming the report of commissioners of appraisal in the above-entitled proceeding. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The rule that a deed of land fronting on a navigable stream conveys only to high-water mark applies only to a grant from the sovereign, to a private grant, where the grantor cannot prove that the title to the land below high-water mark is not still in the sovereign, and to particular…
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
These proceedings were instituted on behalf of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York to acquire the title and interest of all persons interested in the lands and premises, including upland and land under water or rights therein, not then owned by or vested in the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York, abutting upon the Riverside drive between 72d street and 129th street.
The lands in question were part of a tract of land which was granted to the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York by Thomas Dongan, then lieutenant-governor Under bis…
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- Archibald v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
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