Mattydale Shopping Center, Inc. v. State

Memorandum: This appeal brings up for review the question of the excessiveness of an award made by the Court of Claims of $79,500 for the permanent appropriation of some 0.857 acres of land for the construction of a State highway pursuant to section 30 of the Highway Law. The judgment, including interest, amounts to $84,420.17. Claimant was the owner of the property so appropriated, having obtained title thereto by deed dated May 31, 1949. The consideration paid by claimant for the premises was $57,000 which included $17,000 commissions for promotion of the property. On June 3, 1949, the…