Trustees of Grace & Hope Mis. v. Providence R. Agency

This is a petition for the assessment of damages brought pursuant to the provisions of G. L. 1956, §45-32-34 as a result of the taking by eminent domain of the petitioner’s real property by the respondent agency, hereinafter called the agency. It was tried by a superior court justice sitting with a jury and resulted in a verdict for the petitioner in the sum of $110,000 plus interest. The case is before us on the agency’s bill of exceptions to certain evidentiary rulings.

The record discloses that petitioner corporation conducted a religious and benevolent mission in Providence for some thirty…