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Humble Oil Refining Company v. State of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 31, 1962
12 N.Y.2d 861 (N.Y. 1962)

Opinion

Argued December 3, 1962

Decided December 31, 1962

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, RICHARD S. HELLER, J.

George R. Fearon and Rudolph V. Parr for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Jean M. Coon and Paxton Blair of counsel), for respondent.


One of the surest guides in measuring damages occasioned by a partial taking of real property is the diminution in rental value resulting from the taking, that is, the difference in value before and after the taking. (See Orgel, Valuation under Eminent Domain [2d ed., 1953], ch. IV, p. 225 et seq., particularly §§ 64-65, pp. 290-302.) In this case, use of the capitalization method to assess the loss in such rental value — a method not employed by the Appellate Division — demonstrates that the ultimate finding made by that court is supported by the weight of the evidence. (Cf. Matter of Port of N.Y. Auth., 2 N.Y.2d 296, 301; Sunnybrook Realty Co. v. State of New York, 9 N.Y.2d 960.)

The judgment appealed from should be affirmed, with costs.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER concur.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Humble Oil Refining Company v. State of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 31, 1962
12 N.Y.2d 861 (N.Y. 1962)
Case details for

Humble Oil Refining Company v. State of New York

Case Details

Full title:HUMBLE OIL REFINING COMPANY, Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 31, 1962

Citations

12 N.Y.2d 861 (N.Y. 1962)
237 N.Y.S.2d 338
187 N.E.2d 791

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