Legal Opinion
Morey v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 24, 1954No. Claim No. 29959PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergak, J.
Claimants are owners of land appropriated by the State for Thruway purposes. On November 25, 1949, an agent of the State and the claimants reached an agreement to settle the amount to be paid for the appropriation in the sum of $500 and the claimants signed in the State agent’s presence a document entitled “ Agreement of Adjustment ”.
This instrument recited that the claimants had “ agreed to accept the amount of compensation hereinafter mentioned in full adjustment ” of their claim for the value of the property appropriated. It also recited expressly that the compensation was to be paid “…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Chicago & Great Eastern Railway Co. v. DaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- White v. . CorliesNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Van Tassel v. Greenwich InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Modern Pool Products, Inc. v. Rudel Machinery Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1968
- Amity Operating Co. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1955
- Briggs v. WeeksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982