Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 29, 1964PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The petitioner is “a body politic and corporate” established by St. 1952, c. 354, as amended, “and is a public instrumentality performing an essential governmental function.” It owns and operates a toll express highway running easterly from the New York State line and terminating in Weston at the date of filing the petition. On March 28, 1961, the Commonwealth, acting through its Department of Public Works, purported to take by eminent domain for highway purposes certain parcels of land in Weston owned by the petitioner and awarded damages of $1. Part of the land is within the confines of its…
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