Karker v. State

Appeal from a judgment in favor of claimant, entered April 9,1980, upon a decision of the Court of Claims (Hanifin, J.). On February 15, 1978 claimant owned and operated a stock farm consisting of approximately 135 acres located on the south side of New York Route 7 at its intersection with the Smith Road in the Town of Schoharie, Schoharie County, when the State appropriated approximately 26.15 acres of the farm in fee and a permanent easement of .110 acre. Following a trial on the resultant claim, the court awarded claimant the sum of $45,056, of which $19,452 was for direct *656damages and…