| Docket # | SJC-10626 |
| Date | May 4, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Watershed Management Act. Statute, Validity. Constitutional law, Taking of property. Due process of law, Taking of property. Words, "relevant parcel". |
| Appealed From | Worcester Superior Court, Justice Francis R. Fecteau |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Blair: George Kiritsy |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation: Seth Schofield |
| Amici Curiae | Conservation Law Foundation; Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions; City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |