Legal Opinion
Schlaiker v. Board of Assessors of Great Barrington
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 6, 1974PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (board) upholding the refusal of the board of assessors of Great Barrington (assessors) to grant abatements on real estate taxes in the years 1969 and 1970. The taxpayers were owners of a nursing home on 4.2 acres of land on Maple Avenue in Great Barrington. In each of the relevant years the assessors valued the property at $812,230. In 1969 they assessed a tax in the amount of $26,803.59 based on a rate of $33 a thousand, and in 1970 a tax was assessed for $30,864.74 based on a rate of $38 a thousand. In each year the taxpayers…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Alfred J. Sweet, Inc. v. City of AuburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1935
- Tigar v. Mystic River Bridge AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Park Drive Manor, Inc. Tax Assessment CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Board of Assessors of New Braintree v. Pioneer Valley Academy, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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