O'Brien v. City of Syracuse

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1981-11-19

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OPINION OF THE COURT Chief Judge Cooke. A property owner who unsuccessfully asserts against a governmental entity a claim for de facto appropriation may not later bring another action for trespass in an attempt to recover damages for the same acts as those on which the first lawsuit was grounded. The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Plaintiffs owned property in an area o…

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