Blake v. Orford
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Appeals from the refusal of the selectmen of Orford to abate a tax assessed to each of the plaintiffs in school-district No. 6, for the purpose of building a school-house. Facts found by the court. The appeals -were resisted by other tax-payers in the district.
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
In Blake v. Orford, one ground upon which the plaintiffs claim to have their taxes abated is, that by the concurrent votes of district No. 6 in Orford and district No. 4 in Piermont, taken in March, 1881, the farm of the plaintiffs became a part of the latter district.
The record of the meeting of the Piermont district at which the vote was taken shows that the warrant was posted more than fourteen days prior to the meeting, but the court found that it was in fact posted only twelve before the meeting, and amended the record accordingly. The question whether the court had the power to make…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. JohnstonTennessee Supreme Court · 1847
- Marble v. McKenneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1872
3Cited by3 opinions
- Richmond v. AtwoodCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1892
- Ayers v. School DistrictSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1891
- Adams v. SlateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1889