Commonwealth Electric Co. v. MacCardell

On September 23, 2002, the plaintiff, Commonwealth Electric Company, filed a petition in the Land Court seeking an amendment to the defendant’s certificate of title on one parcel of land owned by the defendant that would note its alleged utility easement. On January 21, 2005, the Land Court entered judgment in favor of the defendant and dismissed the plaintiff’s petition. The plaintiff appealed. The Appeals Court affirmed the Land Court’s judgment. Commonwealth Elec. Co. v. MacCardell, 66 Mass. App. Ct. 646 (2006). We granted the plaintiff’s application for further appellate review. The…