Commonwealth v. Quincy Memorial Co.

The action is one for declaratory and injunctive relief brought by the Attorney General in 1976 to vindicate and enforce the limited access rights acquired by the Commonwealth across the front of a parcel of land in Quincy (locus) pursuant to a layout and order of taking adopted and recorded by the Department of Public Works in 1954 while acting under the authority of St. 1952, c. 556, § 6, and G. L. c. 81, § 7C, as amended through St. 1950, c. 829. See Nichols v. Commonwealth, 331 Mass. 581, 584-585 (1954); Wenton v. Commonwealth, 335 Mass. 78, 79-81 (1956); Cann v. Commonwealth, 353 Mass.…