Lundquist v. State

Appeal by the State from a judgment of the Court of Claims awarding respondent $69,086.30, plus interest, as direct and consequential damages for the appropriation for highway purposes of .874 acre located in the Town of Yorktown, Westchester County. As a result of the appropriation, respondent’s access to his remaining land was limited to some 73 feet fronting on old Route 6. The trial court found that the highest and best use of the entire property prior to the taking was C-2 Local Retail Business and after the appropriation is “for a commercial use, limited under the circumstances because…