YOUMANS v. STATE


284 A.D. 824 (1954)

Marcus J. Youmans, as Administrator with the Will Annexed of Conrad C. Mesick, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. State of New York, Respondent. (Claim No. 30791.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

July 8, 1954.


The essential question raised on this appeal is the value of .17 of an acre of land taken by the State to widen a highway. There is no dispute here about the location or quantity of claimants' land taken. The issue is between the opinions of real estate experts. Claimants argue that the value of the land taken is $4,000; the State has offered proof it was worth $300.

The finding of $600 as the value has support in the evidence and the judgment is affirmed, with costs...

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