Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York May 9, 1968 (Hurley v. City of Niagara Falls)

Bastow, P. J.

This appeal presents the issue of the respective rights to " lost property " as between the finder thereof and the owners of a private residence in the light of article 7-B of the Personal Property Law added thereto by chapter 860 of the Laws of 1958.

The defendants, Moraca, since the early 1950’s have owned a residence in the City of Niagara Falls.