Boston Waterfront Development Corp. v. Commonwealth

This petition was originally brought to register and confirm title to certain waterfront property in the city of Boston, shown on the accompanying diagram (see 229, infra) as areas A, B, and C, and parcel F. The Commonwealth filed an answer, in effect claiming title to that portion of the property below the Baldwin low water mark of 1846 1 (areas B and C and parcel F). The case was argued on the pleadings, after which the petitioner and the Commonwealth stipulated that the sole question for decision was whether the Commonwealth by certain legislative grants had given the petitioner fee simple…