MATTER OF MARY CHAMBERLAIN TRUST v. LITKE


73 N.Y.2d 824 (1988)

In the Matter of the Mary Chamberlain Trust, Appellant, v. Robert M. Litke, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of General Services, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Murphy and L. Kevin Sheridan for appellant.

Peter L. Zimroth, Corporation Counsel (Barry P. Schwartz and Fay Leoussis of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Petitioner's property was condemned by the City of New York in 1971. At that time, the City planned to use the property for a new courthouse for the New York City Civil Court. The courthouse was never constructed. Instead, in 1982 and 1986, the City made efforts to lease the property to private tenants.

Petitioner commenced the...

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