Legal Opinion
Wright v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 3, 1967PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
Trial of this petition under G. L. c. 79 for assessment of damages in the taking of land in Savoy had the unusual result of a verdict for the Commonwealth. The petitioner’s exceptions are to the admission in evidence of a so called “Land Damage Agreement,” to the denial of her motion to strike that agreement from evidence, and to the allowance of the Commonwealth’s motion to amend its answer during trial.
The petition was filed on January 30, 1959, and the answer on April 24, 1959. On June 2, 1959, the petitioner filed interrogatories to the respondent. 1 Interrogatory 11 was, “If it is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Koshland v. Columbia InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Bowser v. ChalifourMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- New York Central Railroad v. StonemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- City of New Bedford v. New Bedford, Woods Hole & Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Linehan v. City of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Lechmere Tire & Sales Co. v. BurwickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Doral Country Club, Inc. v. O'CONNORMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Saint Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Roy A. Dart Insurance Agency (In Re Roy A. Dart Insurance Agency)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1980
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