Root v. Commonwealth
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- Board of Assessors v. Smith (Mass. 1970)
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Opinion of the Court
This is a petition under G-. L. c. 79. The trial judge committed no abuse of discretion by admitting the opinion testimony of Mrs. Birdsall, daughter and manager of the affairs of the landowner at the time of the taking. Nichols, Eminent Domain (Rev. 3d) § 18.4 [2], p. 202. See Menici v. Orton Crane & Shovel Co. 285 Mass. 499, 503-505; Southwick v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authy. 339 Mass. 666, 668-669. Cf. Rubin v. Arlington, 327 Mass. 382, 383-385.
Exceptions overruled.
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