Public Rights in the Navigable Streams of New York

This paper provides a comprehensive survey of the New York judicial decisions bearing on the public\u27s right to use the state\u27s navigable streams and waterways. The cases have been organized into a logical framework, in outline form, in order to give future researchers ready access to the relevant judicial materials. Wherever possible, the main thrust of the cases has been presented in the court\u27s own words. Brief narrative summaries of the case law are provided under the main outline headings. An attempt has been made to include a reference to every New York case relevant to public use of freshwater streams, along with a full and representative sample of cases involving lakes and tidal waters