Union School District v. Bishop
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action against husband and wife to recover the amount of a tax and to foreclose a lien therefor, brought to and tried by the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County, Hubbard, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, and appeal by the plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
On October 1st, 1897, Burton W. Bishop owned a tract of land, and his wife owned two others on one of which was a house, in the Union School District of Guilford. He also, owned another tract in the town, which was not in that district, and a little personal property. He put all these items of property into his tax list and returned it under oath to the town assessors. The lands were described as:
“1 dwelling-house with buildings and lots appurtenant thereto.
“ 73 acres of land, bounded and described on back of this list.”
The assessors valued all the 73 acres at a lump sum, and afterwards,…
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