Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of The City of New York, Relative to Acquiring Title Wherever the Same Has Not Been Heretofore Acquired for the Same Purpose in Fee to the Real Property Required for the Opening and Extending of Braddock Avenue (Rocky Hill Road), etc., in the Borough of Queens, City of New York. The City of New York, Appellant; Mott Homes, Inc., and Others, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1937-10-04
Citations: 252 A.D. 750
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of The City of New York, Relative to Acquiring Title Wherever the Same Has Not Been Heretofore Acquired for the Same Purpose in Fee to the Real Property Required for the Opening and Extending of Braddock Avenue (Rocky Hill Road), etc., in the Borough of Queens, City of New York. The City of New York, Appellant; Mott Homes, Inc., and Others, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 252
Pages: 750–750

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of The City of New York, Relative to Acquiring Title Wherever the Same Has Not Been Heretofore Acquired for the Same Purpose in Fee to the Real Property Required for the Opening and Extending of Braddock Avenue (Rocky Hill Road), etc., in the Borough of Queens, City of New York. The City of New York, Appellant; Mott Homes, Inc., and Others, Respondents.

Opinion:
Motions of Diederich, Kisslings and The National City Bank of New York for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals granted. [See 251 App. Div. 669.] The following questions are certified: 1. In this condemnation proceeding, is the mortgagee entitled to a direct award based on the unincumbered fee value of the land taken, without considering the value of the part of the mortgaged premises not taken? 2. Should the award to the mortgagee be limited to the amount by which his security has been impaired by the taking? Present — Hagarty; Davis, Adel and Taylor, JJ.; Carswell, J., not voting.