Legal Opinion
Woodworth v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 2, 1967PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
This petition under G. L. c. 258 is to recover interest on an award in eminent domain proceedings. The case was heard on agreed facts, and from a finding for the respondent the petitioners appealed. The finding was in effect an order for judgment. National Cash Register Co. v. Warner, 335 Mass. 736.
A petition was brought by Roy C. Woodworth and Edith F. Woodworth, husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety, for assessment of damages for the taking of land and buildings in Attleboro for highway purposes. Entry, by the Commonwealth was made on October 13, 1959. The petition was returnable on…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Jacobs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Broadhurst v. Director of the Division of Employment SecurityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- C & M CONSTRUCTION CO. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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- Chapman v. University of Massachusetts Medical CenterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Rochester Carting Co. v. LevittNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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