Legal Opinion
Keniston v. Board of Assessors
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 19, 1980PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
This action, coming before us on reservation and report by a single justice of this court, attacks the constitutionality of that portion of §§ 10 and 24 of St. 1979, c. 797,3 which limits the remedy available to a taxpayer whose property has been disproportionately assessed. The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment pursuant to G. L. c. 231 A. Briefly stated, the plaintiffs, each of whom is a Boston real estate taxpayer, contend that the legislative judgment that disproportionate assessments should be corrected by adjustment only to the municipal average for all taxable property rather than…
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