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In re City of New York

255 A.D. 977 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1938-12-05 English

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In the Matter of the Application of The City of New York, Relative to Acquiring Title, Wherever the Same Has Not Been Heretofore Acquired for the Same Purpose in Fee to the Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments Required for the Purpose of Opening and Extending Jay Street, from Nassau Street to Fulton Street; Smith Street, from Fulton Street to Atlantic Avenue, and Schermerhorn Street, from Smith Street to a Point About 50 Feet East of Third Avenue, Where Not Heretofore Acquired in Fee by the City of New York for Rapid Transit Purposes, in the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York. The Brooklyn Corporation, Lamson & Hubbard Corporation, as Assignee of The Brooklyn Corporation, and Putnam Theatrical Corporation, Appellants; The City of New York, Respondent.

Proceedings in condemnation for the acquisition of title to property for the purposes of street widening. The claimants appeal from so much of the final decree as makes awards for damage parcels 215 and 231. Final decree unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Taylor and Close, JJ.