Legal Opinion
Portland Silk Co. v. City of Middletown
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 7, 1939PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The report of the referee finds the following facts: In October, 1936, the plaintiff owned land in Middletown on which stood three factory buildings assessed together at $104,500. The board of relief, on appeal, refused to reduce this assessment. The plaintiff’s principal stockholder died in 1935 and the Chemical Bank and Trust Company of New York made every effort to sell the property. It was finally sold in separate parcels for a total of $33,500 after much bargaining and correspondence with interested buyers. The market for manufacturing buildings in Middletown has been poor for many years…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Boom Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Underwood Typewriter Co. v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- Appeal of Cohen From Board of Street CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Lawrence v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Andrews v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Budney v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Cohn v. City & Town of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Housing Authority v. LustigSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Harvey Textile Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
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