IN PERSON A Century of Arguing Property Rights in the Courts By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Nov 17, 2024 Eminent domain disputes in Boston, Somerville and Nahant that have made headlines this year all have a common thread: Attorney George McLaughlin...
“Somerville will, in fact, need to pay $28 million to the prior owners of a Washington Street property it seized in 2019, according to a recent court decision, which affirmed an earlier ruling that the city drastically underpaid for the land when it took control...
Superior Court backs NU over Nahant As Featured in the Daily Evening Item NAHANT — Essex County Superior Court has denied the town’s petition to take 12.5 acres of land known as East Point from Northeastern University by eminent domain. “The court hereby declares and...
The Case: Cobble Hill Center, LLC v. Somerville Redevelopment AuthorityThe Court: Middlesex County Superior CourtThe Original Pro Tanto Payment: $8,778,000Jury Verdict: $35,306,000 In order to build a new public safety facility, including new police and fire stations,...
The Case: Mabel E. Smith and Ralph A. Smith v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority The Court: Plymouth County Superior Court The Original Pro Tanto Payment: $450,000 The Judgment: $1,650,000 In order to build a parking lot for the Old Colony Commuter Line, the...
