Legal Opinion
Sisk v. Board of Assessors
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 6, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
John L. and Anne L. Sisk (taxpayers) appeal from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (board), denying their application for abatement of real estate taxes for fiscal year 1996. The board rejected the taxpayers’ contention that the defendant assessors’ valuation methods resulted in an overvaluation of the property. We granted the taxpayers’ application for direct appellate review.
1. Facts. The town of Essex (town) owns the land on which *652the taxpayers have a summer cottage. The taxpayers’ lot is in a subdivision of a 130-acre plot, known as Conomo Point and Robbins Island. Currently, the town…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Donovan v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Boston Edison Co. v. Board of Assessors of WatertownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Worcester v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Community Dev. Gardner v. Bd. of Assessors of GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Lodge v. Inhabitants of SwampscottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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