Legal Opinion
Loschi v. Massachusetts Port Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 2, 1972PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
The sole issue presented for our determination in this eminent domain case is whether the judge abused his discretion in denying the respondent’s motion for a new trial. The motion was based on the ground that the damages awarded to the petitioner by the jury were excessive in amount. There was no error. The case is before us on a substitute bill of exceptions.
The petition arose out of the taking by the respondent of several contiguous parcels of land together with several buildings thereon owned by the petitioner and located on Neptune Road in East Boston. The jury did not take a view. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bartley v. PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Head v. HargraveSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Hartmann v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Haven v. Town of BrimfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
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3Cited by31 opinions
- DoCanto v. Ametek, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- D'Annolfo v. Stoneham Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Piemonte v. New Boston Garden Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Reckis v. Johnson & JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Fernandes v. Attleboro Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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