Legal Opinion
Joseph De Vries & Sons, Inc. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 4, 1959PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
The petitioner excepted to the exclusion of evidence of the amount of sand and gravel in its sand and gravel pit in Uxbridge, a part of which was taken by the Commonwealth in March, 1950, and of evidence of the amount of such material in the part of the land which was taken. The trial judge stated that the evidence was excluded on the ground that the petitioner was not entitled to the value of the gravel as merchandise, allowed testimony of the elevation of the land at various points as tending to show that it included mounds containing gravel, and instructed that the gravel was a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Newton Girl Scout Council, Inc. v. Massachusetts Turnpike AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Epstein v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Tigar v. Mystic River Bridge AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Providence & Worcester Railroad v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Maynard v. City of NorthamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bernier v. Boston Edison Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Werner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- H. E. Fletcher Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Consolini v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Nonni v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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