Legal Opinion
Forman Schools, Inc. v. Town of Litchfield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 9, 1947PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
The plaintiff appealed to the Court of Common Pleas from the action of the board of tax review of the defendant town in placing its property on the tax list, claiming that it was exempt, as belonging to a Connecticut corporation organized exclusively for educational purposes, under § 1163 of the General Statutes. The trial court sustained the action of the board and the plaintiff has appealed to this court.
Previous to 1925, our statutes had for many years included a provision exempting from taxation “buildings or portions of buildings exclusively occupied as colleges, academies, churches or…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Yale University v. Town of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Lyman v. AdornoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- City of Stamford v. Town of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
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3Cited by26 opinions
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Snyder v. Town of NewtownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Herald Publishing Co. v. BillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Summ v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Klapproth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
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