Legal Opinion
Mulhern v. Roach
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 10, 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
Mr. Mulhem in this action begun August 14, 1980, seeks to recover an attorney’s fee and expenses for representing Roach in a proceeding to recover for two takings by eminent domain of land in Newton owned by Roach. In a trial without jury before a probate judge sitting by designation in the Superior Court, Mr. Mulhem was awarded a fee of $350,000, with interest from the date of the complaint. Roach’s appeal is before us.
Two takings were made by the Newton Redevelopment Authority (NRA), one in May, 1969, and the other in December, 1970. The premises (the locus) were to be used in connection…
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