Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Board of Selectmen
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 24, 1995No. 93-P-717PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
At its 1987 annual town meeting, the town of Amherst voted to take the plaintiff’s property, a twenty-seven *163and one-half acre parcel, by eminent domain for town conservation land. The town offered the plaintiff a $110,000 pro tanto award as compensation for the taking. The plaintiff sued for an assessment of damages under G. L. c. 79, § 14.
Following a jury trial in Hampshire County Superior Court, the plaintiff was awarded the sum of $275,000, based on the property’s “highest and best use” as a residential subdivision consisting of single-family homes. The town has appealed the judgment and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Leibovich v. AntonellisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. GarabedianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Murphy v. Mart Realty of Brockton, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Subaru of New England v. BD. OF APPEALS, CANTONMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Skyline Homes, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McLaughlin v. Board of SelectmenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Bateman v. Board of Appeals of GeorgetownMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Howard v. DanielsMassachusetts Superior Court · 2006
- Tzikopoulos v. Greater Lowell YMCAMassachusetts Superior Court · 2000
- Wine v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009