Legal Opinion
Wenton v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 30, 1956PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
This is a petition to assess damages alleged to have resulted to the petitioners’ land in Fitchburg from the laying out on July 14, 1953, of Route 2, a State highway, as a limited access highway.
The Commonwealth excepted to the denial of its motion to direct a verdict, to the giving and the denial of certain requests for instructions, and to the admission of and refusal to strike evidence.
Prior to a taking for State highway purposes in 1946 the petitioners owned about nine acres of land. The 1946 taking left them with about 8.02 acres abutting on Route 2. The 1953 layout cut off any rights of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Amory v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Anzalone v. Metropolitan District CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Tigar v. Mystic River Bridge AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Johnson v. City of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Beale v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
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3Cited by31 opinions
- D'Annolfo v. Stoneham Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Mueller v. NJ Highway AuthorityNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Southwick v. Massachusetts Turnpike AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Skyline Homes, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Haven v. Town of BrimfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
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