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Requirements for an Easement In Favor of Public Use Not Met

The Second Department determined the city had failed to demonstrate that an unmapped roadway used since the 1970’s had become a public highway under the Highway Law, and the city failed to demonstrate an “easement in favor of public use” existed over the portion of the roadway which was on defendant’s land. The “Highway Law” statute invoked by the city applied only to towns, not cities. And the requirements for an easement in favor of public use had not been demonstrated. The court explained the easement requirements:

The City argues … that an easement in favor of the public was created over the defendant’s property pursuant to the common-law doctrine of dedication. This doctrine requires evidence of the owner’s intent to dedicate the property for public use and acceptance of the dedication by the public authorities … . Here, however, the City’s submissions in support of its motion for summary judgment failed to establish, prima facie, that the defendant’s land had been dedicated to the use of public travel by any prior owner or the defendant. City of New York v Gounden, 2015 NY Slip Op 06569, 2nd Dept 8-19-15

 

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