MATTER OF COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER v. WOLCOTT


49 A.D.2d 571 (1975)

In the Matter of County of Westchester, Appellant, v. Theodore E. Wolcott, Respondent, et al., Defendants

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

July 7, 1975


Decree modified, on the facts, by reducing the award of compensation to $135,000. As so modified, decree affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs.

The parcel at issue (a complete taking) consists of 30.641 acres, of which 12.696 abut the Hudson River and are underwater at high tide. As to the remaining 17.945 upland acres, the trial court found that not more than six or eight were sufficiently level for building purposes. Accordingly, it found that the highest...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases