Legal Opinion
Webster Thomas Co. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 31, 1957PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
These are three petitions for the assessment of damages alleged to have been caused to land and buildings of the petitioners by the construction of a portion of the Boston Central Artery. The cases were tried to a judge.
A summary of the relevant evidence is as follows: By an order of taking dated July 10, 1951, the Commonwealth, acting through its department of public works, made a taking which included parcels of land numbered 201, 207, 209-211, 213-215, and 217-219 State Street, Boston, for the purpose of laying out, constructing, and maintaining a portion of the proposed Boston Central…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Belkus v. City of BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Wine v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Hyde v. City of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Tanzilli v. CasassaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Nichols v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Massachusetts Turnpike Authority v. Perini Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Boston Teachers Union, Local 66 v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Betty Corporation v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Cayon v. City of ChicopeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- LaCroix v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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