“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...
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...
The Case: Edmund F. Leland, III, et al v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Court: Dukes County Superior Court The Original Pro Tanto Payment: $0 The Judgment: $3,000,000 In order to connect two public beaches, the Commonwealth took the Lelands’ beach on...
The Case: P. A. Landers, Inc. and Mayflower Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Court: Plymouth County Superior Court The Original Pro Tanto Payment: $3,850,000 The Judgment: $12,388,000 In order to build a section of Route 44 in Plymouth,...
The Case: Independence Park, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Court: Barnstable County Superior Court Pro Tanto Payment: $5,100,000 The Judgment: $11,400,000 The Commonwealth used its eminent domain power to take an undeveloped portion of Hyannis’...
