Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court October 15, 1871 (Denham v. County Commissioners)

Ames, J.

The petitioners contend that the way in this case is

proposed to be laid out expressly for the use of a single individual, and not for any public use; that the effect and purpose of the entire proceedings must be to compel them to sell an easement in their land to that individual for his private use; and that such a proceeding is in conflict with the tenth article of the Declaration of