Bean v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petitiok, filed November 11, 1901, by Charlotte Bean, executrix under the will of James Bean, late of Medford, and by the said Charlotte individually and seven other persons, her brothers and sisters, all children of James, for damages under St. 1893, c. 407, for the taking by the metropolitan park commissioners of certain wharf property on Mystic Eiver.
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Petitiok, filed November 11, 1901, by Charlotte Bean, executrix under the will of James Bean, late of Medford, and by the said Charlotte individually and seven other persons, her brothers and sisters, all children of James, for damages under St. 1893, c. 407, for the taking by the metropolitan park commissioners of certain wharf property on Mystic Eiver. At the trial in the Superior Court Bishop, J. excluded certain evidence against the objection' and exception of the petitioners Elizabeth Bean Lane, James Harvey Bean and Arthur Benjamin Bean, and ruled that Charlotte Bean, in her capacity as…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
This is a petition for the assessment of damages for the taking, by the metropolitan park commissioners, of certain lands in Medford under St. 1893, c. 407. The date of the taking was November 29, 1899. The land formerly belonged to one James Bean, and consisted of wharf property on Mystic River, with sheds, buildings, etc., where he had carried on for many years a coal, hay and grain business. James Bean died testate June 19, 1899. His will was duly proved, and his daughter *351Charlotte was duly appointed executrix. The petitioners are all the heirs at law, next of kin and devisees of James…
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