Correia v. New Bedford Redevelopment Authority

This is a petition for an assessment of damages (G. L. c. 79, § 12) arising out of the defendant’s tak ing, in 1971, of two parcels of land owned by the plaintiff and located in New Bedford. A jury returned a verdict of $429,000 ($404,000 for the larger parcel and $25,000 for the smaller parcel), and the case is here on the defendant’s appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to that verdict.

The property in question consisted of two parcels of land upon which were three buildings. The principal building was located on the larger of the two parcels. There were two small buildings on the smaller…