Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Town of Andover
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 3, 1979PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The assessors of each defendant municipality have submitted a plan to the Commissioner of Revenue (Commissioner) for the revaluation of that munici pality’s real property in order to comply with the constitutional and statutory duty to value that property proportionately and reasonably and at its full and fair cash value. See Part II, c. 1, § 1, art. 4, of the Massachusetts Constitution; G. L. c. 59, § 38; Tregor v. Assessors of Boston, 377 Mass. 602, 604 (1979); Sudbury v. Commissioner of Corps. & Taxation, 366 Mass. 558, 563 (1974), and cases cited. Cf. art. 10 of the Declaration of Rights.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee v. Department of EducationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. Town of HudsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Bettigole v. Assessors of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- John Gilbert Jr. Co. v. C. M. Fauci Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Tregor v. Board of Assessors of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Aime v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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- Perez v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Spence v. ReederMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Michaud v. Sheriff of Essex CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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