Legal Opinion
Cole v. Boston Edison Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 9, 1959PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
This is a petition for the assessment of damages, under G. L. c. 79, for the taking by the respondent Boston Edison Company (Edison) of an easement for purposes of transmission of electricity. The chief issue presented by the respondents’ exceptions is whether the prior value of the petitioners’ land for purposes of determining the damages is its value just prior to the taking of the easement on December 27, 1955, or its value prior to the taking by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (the Authority) on May 12, 1955, by “Order of Taking No. 44” of the fee in nearby land, including adjacent…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Hartmann v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Amory v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Smith v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Iris v. Town of HinghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Merced Irrigation District v. WoolstenhulmeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Jersey City Redevelopment Agency v. KuglerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- Lipinski v. Lynn Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- McSorley v. Town of HancockMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
- Roach v. Newton Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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