Hopkinton Scout Leaders Ass'n v. Town of Guilford

¶ 1. The Town, of Guilford appeals from summary judgment in favor of appellee Hopkinton Scout Leaders Association, Inc. (HSLA), asserting that the trial court erred in its determination that HSLA’s property is exempt from real estate taxes. The Town argues that the trial court misconstrued 32 V.S.A § 3802(2) by extending its ap*578plication to a scouting organization not chartered by act of the Congress of the United States. We agree and therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2. HSLA is a Massachusetts nonprofit corporation with the stated purpose “to promote scouting programs…