Opinion

Flood v. Van Wormer

  • 24 N.Y.S. 460
  • 70 Hun 415
  • 77 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 415
  • 53 N.Y. St. Rep. 682
Court
New York Supreme Court
Filed
Jul 8, 1893
Status
Published
Author
Putnam
On the bench
Mayham, Putnam
Cited by
2 cases

The opinion

PUTNAM, J.,

(concurring.) I have entertained doubts as to whether the action can be maintained on the conditional threat of defendant to remove plaintiff’s building after he had collected the penalty of $25. But I conclude that the very existence of the order, declaring plaintiff’s house an encroachment on the highway, constituted a threat justifying the action. If the house was an encroachment, the duty devolved on defendant to remove it, and he could at any time, without a moment’s warning, proceed to do so. Without considering the question as to whether the order constitutes a cloud on the title, I think there should be an affirmance of the judgment.

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