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REPORT OF CONSERVATION BUREAU, ATTORNEY-GEN- 

 ERAL'S OFFICE, RELATIVE TO LITIGATIONS 



As provided by the Conservation Law, the Conservation Com- 

 mission transmitted to the Attorney-General all orders to bring 

 actions, suits and proceedings which the Commission was author- 

 ized to institute and maintain. 



At the date of the last annual report, there were pending eighty- 

 two actions. Many of these actions had been transferred to the 

 Attorney-General from the Legal Department of the Forest, Fish 

 and Game Commission. 



During the year 1913, twenty-four actions in ejectment involv- 

 ing title to lands in Township 15, Totten and Crossfield's Pur- 

 chase, Hamilton County, were tried before Honorable Irving G. 

 Vann, official referee. These actions have been pending for 

 many years and the State has finally established its title to a large 

 quantity of land within this township which had heretofore been 

 considered questionable. 



Two actions brought against the New York Central and Hud- 

 son River Eailroad Company for damage to lands caused by fires 

 alleged to have been set byt the railroad company's engines were 

 successfully prosecuted in Herkimer and Franklin Counties and 

 verdicts recovered aggregating $23,000. The verdict in the action 

 in the Herkimer County fire case has been affirmed in the Appel- 

 late Division and is now pending in the Court of Appeals. The 

 verdict in the Franklin County action has not been disturbed, 

 argument having been had on the appeal from the judgment in 

 the Appellate Division. 



There have been disposed of by action since January 1, 1913, 

 the following cases: 



Trespass 15 



Fish and game 31 



Fire 4 



Ejectment 29 



Conversion 1 



Assault 1 



LTndertaking on appeal from judgment 1 



