Radway v. Selectmen of Dennis

The main question for decision is whether land of the plaintiff has been taken by eminent domain for a way by the town of Dennis. The statutory provisions as to the taking of land by eminent domain for a way are in G. L. c. 79. So far as here material they are in § 3 in these words: “The board of officers by whom an order of taking has been adopted . . . shall within thirty days thereafter cause a copy thereof, signed by them or certified by their secretary or clerk, to be recorded in the registry of deeds of every county or district in which the property taken or any of it lies . . . .” The…