Legal Opinion
Sargent v. Inhabitants of Merrimac
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 20, 1907PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
This is a petition under St. 1903, c. 281, § 4, to obtain compensation for the taking of a lot of land by the respondent for a water supply. The lot in question contained good water adapted in quantity and quality for the supply of the town. There was evidence that the water in question was the only ground water in the neighborhood fit for the needs of the respondent, but that there was a lake or pond of water near by which would be fit in respect of quantity and quality if treated by filtration. The case is here on exceptions -taken by the petitioner.
1. The first set of exceptions are those…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Bemis v. TempleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Cochrane v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Conness v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Benton v. Inhabitants of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
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