Legal Opinion
Matter of City of New York (Public Beach)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1935PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The city of New York has brought condemnation proceedings to acquire land for the purpose of establishing a public beach or park in the borough of Queens. Damage Parcel No. 2, as shown on the condemnation map, is a strip of land along the water front. Until the city took that parcel, title was vested in Neponsit Property Owners’ Association, Inc. An award of six cents damages was awarded to “ unknown owners ” for the taking of this parcel. The appellant has appealed from that award. The problem presented upon this appeal is novel.
The appellant has established that it was the record owner of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Boston Chamber of Commerce v. City of BostonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- City of Buffalo v. . PrattNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Matter of City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Matter of City of New York (West 10th St.)New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- People ex rel. Poor v. WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Neponsit Property Owners' Ass'n v. Emigrant Industrial Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
- Brooklyn Eastern Dist. Terminal v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Tualatin Development Co. v. Department of RevenueOregon Supreme Court · 1970
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