Town of Arlington v. State Tax Commission

The plaintiffs, five towns, members of the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District, established pursuant to G. L. c. 71, § 15, brought a petition for declaratory relief in the Superior Court. They sought a declaration that under G. L. c. 71, § 16D,1 as appearing in St. 1967, c. 779, each plaintiff town was entitled to payment by the State for additional school aid for the years 1972 and 1973-1974.2 A statement of agreed facts was submitted by the parties. The trial judge reported the case to the Appeals Court and it was transferred to this court for direct appellate review. G.…