Legal Opinion
Re Montpelier & Barre Railroad Corporation
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 1, 1977No. 204-75PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C. J.
This is a tax appeal. It was taken to the superior court from an assessment by the State under 32 V.S.A. § 8281. That court found the value of the railroad’s equipment, for tax purposes, to be $90,952.00; the 21.94 miles of track and ties were assessed at $243,719.00; the real estate in Barre, Montpelier, and Berlin were found to be worth $428,655.00. In its order the court rounded off this total to $763,000.00 The various amounts arrived at were based on the testimony of an expert appraiser.
32 V.S.A. § 8281 reads as follows:
The commissioner shall appraise at its fair and just value all…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Town of Barnet v. Central Vermont Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1973
- Town of Barnet v. New England Power Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Barnes v. DyerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1884
- Village of Hardwick v. Town of WolcottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- In Re HeathSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Sondergeld v. Town of HubbardtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- Lomberg v. CrowleySupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
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- Glidden v. ConleySupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
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