Amoskeag-Lawrence Mills, Inc. v. State

The State, on September 8, 1955, took by eminent domain a tract of land of the plaintiff on the west side of the Merrimack river in Manchester containing 142,000 square feet on which was located a building known as the “river warehouse,” a brick building 1073 feet long and 68 feet wide, 4 stories high and containing 290,000 square feet of floor space. The premises were utilized at the time of the taking for industrial purposes as an integral part of the plaintiff’s textile manufacturing operations.

The warehouse was purchased on March 1, 1946, for $38,868 as a storehouse for raw wool as part…