Legal Opinion
Anderson v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 23, 1978PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The plaintiffs, eleven taxable inhabitants of the city of Boston (city), seek a declaratory judgment pursuant to G. L. c. 231A, and equitable relief pursuant to G. L. c. 40, § 53, concerning the legality of certain actions contemplated by the city in support of a referendum proposal which will be presented to the people at the November, 1978, general election. The referendum proposal concerns an amendment (the classification amendment) to Part IX, c. 1, § 1, art. 4, of the Constitution of the Commonwealth which would authorize the Legislature to "classify real property according to its use in…
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