Mtr. of City of New York (Usa Coblentz)

5 N.Y.2d 300 (1959)

In the Matter of the City of New York, Respondent, Relative to Acquiring Title to Real Property for the Washington Square Slum Clearance, Borough of Manhattan. United States of America, Appellant; Bernard W. Coblentz et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued October 7, 1958.

Decided March 5, 1959.

Paul W. Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (Nicholas Tsoucalas and Elliot L. Hoffman of counsel), for United States of America, appellant.

Bernard W. Coblentz, in person, and Alfred D. Jahr for Bernard W. Coblentz,…