Legal Opinion
Shaffer v. Town of Waitsfield
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 11, 2008No. 2006-431PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
¶ 1. Taxpayers Robert and Candice Shaffer appeal pro se from the state appraiser’s decision to list their property at $560,800 as of April 1, 2005. They raise numerous arguments, all essentially challenging the appraiser’s approach to determining listed value. The Town of Waitsfield cross-appeals, arguing that the appraiser erred in calculating an equalization ratio (ER). We agree that the appraiser erred in calculating an ER, and we therefore reverse and remand.
¶2. The record indicates the following. In September 2002, taxpayers purchased a home and seventy-five acres of real property in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- New England Power Company v. Town of BarnetSupreme Court of Vermont · 1976
- Monti v. Town of NorthfieldSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
- Kachadorian v. Town of WoodstockSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- Barrett v. Town of WarrenSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
- Vermont Electric Power Co. v. Town of CavendishSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
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