HIGHLAND FALLS v. STATE


44 N.Y.2d 505 (1978)

Village of Highland Falls, Appellant, v. State of New York, Respondent. (Claim No. 55085.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Martin and Bleakley Schmidt, P. C., for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Dennis Hurley and Ruth Kessler Toch of counsel), for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


Chief Judge BREITEL.

In an eminent domain proceeding, appellant Village of Highland Falls sought compensation for temporary and permanent appropriations of property by the State. The subject property is land improved by a water treatment facility. On this appeal, claimant village challenges only the Appellate Division's reduction of the Court of Claims' award for the taking of a temporary easement.

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