Legal Opinion
Nance v. Town of Oyster Bay
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 1963PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMario Pittoni, J.
The plaintiff has brought this action pursuant to section 51 of the General Municipal Law as a taxpayer, and he makes claim on behalf of the Town of Oyster Bay for damages allegedly sustained by Oyster Bay by reason of an alleged trespass committed by defendant United States Dredging Corporation under a contract with defendant Town of Huntington in dredging the underwater lands of Cold Spring Harbor and the removal therefrom of sand, gravel and other materials. The plaintiff claims that all this land belonged to Oyster Bay, not Huntington.
An order of this court dated January 19, 1962 directed…
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