Como v. City of Worcester
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition for the assessment of damages occasioned by the laying out of Mill Street in the city of Worcester, filed October 28, 1898, under Pub.
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Petition for the assessment of damages occasioned by the laying out of Mill Street in the city of Worcester, filed October 28, 1898, under Pub. Sts. c. 49, § 79, as amended by St. 1892, c. 415, § 2. The decree by which the land of the petitioner was taken was passed by the city council of the city of Worcester under the authority given by St. 1893, c. 444, § 20. In the Superior Court the case was sent to referees, who made a report of facts upon which Maynard, J. entered a judgment, and at the request of the respondent reported the case for the consideration of this court. The report of the…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
A fundamental question in this case is whether the decree laying out the street fixed a grade for the construction of the street throughout its entire width, or whether the grade mentioned was only for a part to be constructed along the centre line, of such reasonable width as the authorities of the city should determine. The report gives us only an extract from the decree, and although it purports to be the material portion, we are not certain that it shows everything bearing upon the question now before us. So far as appears, the decree was silent in regard to the construction of the…
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