Keating v. Duxbury Housing Authority

1. In this eminent domain case, which was tried to a jury after having been tried before a judge (see G .L. c. 79, § 22), the plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict of $30,000. The judge had awarded damages of $104,000. There was no error in permitting one Forrest to testify as to the probability or improbability of obtaining zoning relief with respect to the property taken. By reason of training as a lawyer and membership on the board of appeals of Duxbury, Forrest possessed some specialized knowledge about what an owner of real estate might expect in the way of…