Lee Lime Corp. v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority

These are two petitions brought under G. L. c. 79, § 14, for the assessment of damages against the respondent on account of two takings of the petitioner’s land in the construction of a toll express motor vehicle highway as more fully set forth in St. 1952, c. 354. Although each parcel was taken at a different time, they were parts of a large parcel and were contiguous to each other and were taken for the same purpose. Both petitions were consolidated for trial in accordance with an agreement of the parties *434and an order of the court. Both were tried together and resulted in a single verdict…