Seaborne v. Look

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Gladys I. Seaborne sought from the assessors of the Town of Jonesport a 1980 tax abatement for certain real estate located in that town. The assessors rejected her application. Mrs. Seaborne then applied to the Washington County Commissioners pursuant to 36 M.R.S.A. § 844 (1978), which states in pertinent part:

[I]f the assessors refuse to make the abatement asked for, the applicant may apply to the county commissioners ..., and if they think that he is over-assessed, he shall be granted such reasonable abatement as they think proper .... ”

The commissioners responded to…