Allaire v. City of Woonsocket

The only question submitted to the jury in this case was — what damages has the appellant sustained by reason of the taking, by the city of Woonsocket, of certain land belonging to him, in laying out the street called Newland avenue, in said city?

The evidence shows that several years prior to said layout Mr. Allaire, the owner of the land, had prepared and placed on record a plat called “Newland District,” upon which plat various streets were delineated, one of which was denominated“Newland avenue.” It also appears that quite a number of lots abutting on said avenue, as well as other lots on…