Henry W. Sage, Appellant v. the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s claim, holding that the city of New York has absolute title to the tideway and may fill and improve the waterfront for navigation without compensating riparian owners, whose rights are subordinate to the public interest except for a statutory pre‑emptive purchase right.