N.Y. Highway Law § 191: Highways or roads along division lines

§ 191. Highways or roads along division lines. Whenever a highway or

private road shall be laid along the division line between lands of two

or more persons, and wholly upon one side of the line, and the land upon

both sides is cultivated or improved, the persons owning or occupying

the lands adjoining such highway or road shall be paid for building and

maintaining such additional fence as they may be required to build or

maintain, by reason of the laying out and opening such highway or road;

which damages shall be ascertained and determined in the same manner

that other damages are ascertained and determined in the laying out of

highways or private roads.