McLaughlin v. Board of Selectmen

The plaintiff owned a twenty-seven and one-half acre parcel of land (locus). In 1987, the board of selectmen (board) of the town of Amherst voted to take the locus by eminent domain for town conservation land. The board of*360fered the plaintiff a $110,000 award as compensation without prejudice to the plaintiff’s right to bring an action for the full amount that he claims is due. The plaintiff sued for an assessment of damages under G. L. c. 79, § 14 (1994 ed.).

A judge in the Superior Court entered judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $275,000 following a trial and jury verdict in that…