Jewett v. Mayor of Medford
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed, as amended, on November 17, 1917, by the owner of certain parcels of land on Second Street in the part of Medford known as Wellington, praying for a writ of certiorari to quash the proceedings attempting to assess a betterment upon the said land of the petitioner for the laying out of Second Street. The case was heard by Garroll, J. The material facts which' appeared by the record are stated in the opinion.
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Petition, filed, as amended, on November 17, 1917, by the owner of certain parcels of land on Second Street in the part of Medford known as Wellington, praying for a writ of certiorari to quash the proceedings attempting to assess a betterment upon the said land of the petitioner for the laying out of Second Street. The case was heard by Garroll, J. The material facts which' appeared by the record are stated in the opinion. The single justice ordered that the writ should issue as prayed for, and at the request of the respondents reported the case upon the petition as amended and the answers…
1Opinion of the CourtDe Courcy, J.
The petitioner is the owner of certain lots of land on Second Street in Medford. On August 17,1915, the board of aldermen passed an order laying out Second Street under the betterment act, the order was approved by the mayor on August 19, 1915, and the street was accordingly laid out. On August 7, 1917, an order was passed by the board of aldermen adjudging that the abutting estates had received benefit and advantage from the laying out, and that said estates, among them the petitioner’s lots, should be assessed certain amounts for the benefit. This order was presented to the mayor for his…
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