§ 215. Claims against state. Where an action has been commenced and\nfinal judgment in favor of the people entered therein by reason of the\nescheat of real property to the people and the said property has been\nsold pursuant to section two hundred four, any party or parties thereto,\nor their successors in interest, who, but for the rendering of such\nfinal judgment would have been entitled to such real property, or an\ninterest therein, shall have a claim against the state for the value of\nsuch real property or interest therein at the time of the entry of such\njudgment, but no such claim shall exist in favor of such party or\nparties or their successors in interest unless a petition therefor shall\nhave been filed as hereinafter provided within fifteen years from the\ndate of entry o
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§ 215. Claims against state. Where an action has been commenced and\nfinal judgment in favor of the people entered therein by reason of the\nescheat of real property to the people and the said property has been\nsold pursuant to section two hundred four, any party or parties thereto,\nor their successors in interest, who, but for the rendering of such\nfinal judgment would have been entitled to such real property, or an\ninterest therein, shall have a claim against the state for the value of\nsuch real property or interest therein at the time of the entry of such\njudgment, but no such claim shall exist in favor of such party or\nparties or their successors in interest unless a petition therefor shall\nhave been filed as hereinafter provided within fifteen years from the\ndate of entry of such final judgment unless such party or parties to\nsuch ejectment action shall have been, at the time of the commencement\nof such action or entry of final judgment, incompetent to conduct his or\nher affairs by reason of mental illness or developmental disability or\nhave been under the age of eighteen years, or be imprisoned in execution\nupon conviction of a criminal offense, in which event the period of such\ndisability shall not be deemed to be a part of the time limited within\nwhich such petition may be filed. Such party or parties, or their\nsuccessors in interest shall petition the commissioner of general\nservices for payment of the sum or a part thereof received by the state,\nupon the sale made pursuant to section two hundred four, and the said\ncommissioner if satisfied that the claim is just and is made by a party\nwho, except for the entry of final judgment in an action authorized by\nsection two hundred one would have been entitled to the real property or\nan interest therein affected by said action, may certify such facts to\nthe court of claims, whereupon that court is empowered and authorized to\ndetermine the amount of such claim or claims and award judgment\ntherefor, the total of which in no event shall exceed the amount\nreceived by the people upon the sale of said real property pursuant to\nsection two hundred four.\n