Brockton Knights of Columbus Building Ass'n v. Assessors of Brockton

Dolan,

J. These are three appeals under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 58A, § 13, as amended, by The Brockton Knights of Columbus Building Association, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the taxpayer), from decisions of the Appellate Tax Board denying abatements of local taxes assessed against the taxpayer for the years 1941, 1942 and 1943 on real estate owned by it in the city of Brockton. Abatement was sought by the taxpayer on the ground that under the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 59, § 5,1 the real estate involved was *111exempt from taxation. The petitions were heard together by the board upon a…