Owen Donnelly, Appellant and Respondent v. the City of Brooklyn, Appellant and Respondent

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment, holding that the plaintiff's action was based on the taking of his property, not on negligence, so a twenty‑year statute of limitations applies and the claim is timely; it also held that interest on the award is recoverable only from the time the plaintiff demanded payment, not from the date of the award.