Faulkner v. State

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (McNamara, J.), entered August 9, 1996, upon a decision of the court in favor of claimant Robert E. Faulkner.

Claimant Robert E. Faulkner (hereinafter claimant) is the owner of a corner lot at the intersection of Albany-Shaker Road and Troy-Schenectady Road in the Town of Colonie, Albany County. At all relevant times, the property was leased to claimant Capitaland Rent-a-Car, Inc. (not a party to this appeal) and used in the operation of a car rental business. In December 1990, the State appropriated a 4,971-square-foot strip along the…