Legal Opinion
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Town of Westport
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 23, 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
The plaintiff contests a special assessment levied by the defendant in connection with a downtown parking facility known as the Baldwin parking lot constructed by the town of Westport during the 1960s. A special assessment was levied by the board of selectmen on all properties directly benefited by the parking lot in order to recoup part of the capital costs of site acquisition and construction of the lot. All properties lying within 500 feet of the lot were found to be directly and specially benefited. The extent of the benefit and the amount of the assessment were determined by a formula…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Inc. v. GillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Embree v. Kansas City & Liberty Boulevard Road DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- City of Bridgeport v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
- Jones v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Appeal of Cohen From Board of Street CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
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3Cited by5 opinions
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