New York Court of Appeals
The People, Ex Rel. Herrick v. Smith, County Judge of Suffolk County
June 5, 186021 N.Y. 595
Summary
The Court affirmed the Supreme Court's judgment, holding that the 1830 Long Island highway statute requires notice only to the commissioners, not to landowners, and that constitutional due‑process and jury‑trial provisions do not apply to the legislative determination of public‑use takings.