Legal Opinion
Boy Scouts of America, Cape Cod & Islands Council, Inc. v. Town of Yarmouth
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 24, 1992No. 90-P-1357PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
The town of Yarmouth (town) appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the Boy Scouts of America, Cape Cod & Islands Council, Inc. (Boy Scouts), assessing damages of $491,000 against the town on account of an August, 1986, taking by the town of undeveloped land owned by the Boy Scouts in Yarmouth. The land taken abut*714ted Old Town House Road, a public way that had been laid out by the Barnstable County commissioners after a taking for highway purposes in January, 1974, but never constructed.
The town makes two principal arguments on appeal: first, that the trial judge erred in a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lolos v. BerlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Newton Girl Scout Council, Inc. v. Massachusetts Turnpike AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Albert v. Municipal Court of the City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Langlitz v. Board of Registration of ChiropractorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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