Standish Management, Inc. v. Randolph Housing Authority

At the trial of this eminent domain case before a jury,1 the dominant contested issue was whether there existed reasonable likelihood that Randolph might amend its zoning by-law to permit the construction of multi-family dwellings on the tract of which the land taken was a part. The land taken consisted of 67,517 square feet carved from an over-all area of 13.8 acres in Randolph owned by Standish Management, Inc. (Standish). The jury, in response to special questions, found that (1) there did exist a reasonable likelihood of rezoning and (2) the fair market value of the entire parcel of land…