CARLSON v. HOLDEN


358 Mass. 22 (1970)

260 N.E.2d 666

CLARENCE F. CARLSON & another vs. TOWN OF HOLDEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

June 24, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Hinckley, Town Counsel, for the respondent.

William E. Bernstein for the petitioners.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, CUTTER, REARDON, & QUIRICO, JJ.


QUIRICO, J.

This is a petition for assessment of damages under G.L.c. 79. The case is before us on the exceptions of the town of Holden (town) to the exclusion of questions put by it to two witnesses concerning the suitability of the land in question for particular purposes.

On February 6, 1966, the town took from the petitioners by eminent domain for school purposes a parcel of land containing about fifteen acres located on the northerly side of Shrewsbury...

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