The People of the State of New York, Appellant v. the Adirondack Railway Company, Respondent, Impleaded With the…

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and affirmed the Special Term judgment, holding that the Adirondack Park Act of 1897 is a valid exercise of the state's eminent‑domain power that satisfies due‑process and compensation requirements, that the railway's filing of a map did not create a lien enforceable against the state, and that the state's acquisition of title before the railway began its condemnation proceedings bars the railway under the constitutional prohibition against corporations taking forest‑preserve lands.