Legal Opinion
H. E. Fletcher Co. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 3, 1966PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKirk, J.
The petitioner owns a large tract of land located mainly in the town of Westford. A very small part is in Chelmsford. On December 10, 1958, the Commonwealth took a strip of the tract for the extension of a public highway known as Route 3. The strip taken ran through both towns. The petitioner brought a separate petition for damages resulting from the taking of its land in each town. Since there was one taking by the Commonwealth of the strip of land belonging to the same owner for the same purpose, the two petitions were properly consolidated for trial as a single case leading to a single…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Bartley v. PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Lumiansky v. TessierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- United States v. 25.406 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Rubin v. Town of ArlingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MandevilleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Deerskin Trading Post, Inc. v. Spencer Press, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Laurin v. DeCarolis Construction Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. TatroMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Miller v. NortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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