Legal Opinion
Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Inc. v. City of Burlington
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 13, 1989No. 87-501PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Defendant City of Burlington (City) appeals from a judgment declaring plaintiff to be exempt from taxation under 32 V.S.A. § 3802(4). We affirm.
Plaintiff Medical Center Hospital of Vermont (MCHV) is a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Vermont with a general purpose, as stated in its amended articles of association, “of establishing and maintaining a public hospital and nursing home exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.” As a nonprofit corporation, MCHV has no capital stock and no shareholders. It is governed by a board of nineteen trustees who serve…
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