2006 New York Code - Their Verdict.

 
    §  307.  Their  verdict.  The  jury  shall view the premises, hear the
  allegations of the parties, and such witnesses as they may produce,  and
  if  they shall determine that the proposed road is necessary, they shall
  assess the damages to the person or persons through whose land it is  to
  pass, and deliver their verdict in writing to the town superintendent.