Fonda v. Canal Appraisers
New York Supreme Court
Motion for the allowance of a certiorari. Fonda being ^le owner and possessor of a farm in the town of Halfmoon, En the county of Saratoga, through which the Champlain canal passes, in the year 1835, presented a statement of the damages sustained by him in consequence of the construction of that work, and for which he claimed compensation, to S. Young, Esq. a canal commissioner and one of the board of appraisers, which account consisted of various items, amounting to upwards…
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Motion for the allowance of a certiorari. Fonda being ^le owner and possessor of a farm in the town of Halfmoon, En the county of Saratoga, through which the Champlain canal passes, in the year 1835, presented a statement of the damages sustained by him in consequence of the construction of that work, and for which he claimed compensation, to S. Young, Esq. a canal commissioner and one of the board of appraisers, which account consisted of various items, amounting to upwards of $500, besides a claim for the loss of six acres of land, appropriated to the canal. In February, 1837, and not…
1Opinion of the Court
Where the caappralsefT^the damages of an individual without giving him an opportunity to be heard or to produce testimony, the court allowed a certiorari.
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