Palladino v. Board of Assessors

This is an appeal by Elena M. Palladino (taxpayer) from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (tax board) denying her petition for an abatement of real estate taxes.

The facts, as alleged in the taxpayer’s brief and contained in the record, are as follows. In 1962 or 1963, the *666taxpayer, a widow since 1944, purchased a house and lot in Braintree which were then assessed at $6,900. Since that time the tax rate has increased steadily and her tax bills have risen correspondingly. Recently the burden became substantially heavier when her property was reassessed from the original $6,900 figure to…