Legal Opinion
Boston Waterfront Development Corp. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 3, 1979PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This case arises from a dispute between the Boston Waterfront Development Corporation (BWDC) and the Commonwealth over the ownership of a small parcel of land at the end of a wharf extending into Boston Harbor. To resolve this dispute we must consider in historical perspective the allocation of rights among private parties, the Commonwealth, and the public to use, own and enjoy one of the Commonwealth’s most precious natural resources, its shore.
In 1964, the Commercial and Lewis Wharf Corporation, predecessor to BWDC, brought a petition pursuant to G. L. c. 185, § 1, to register title to a…
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