Hurd v. City of Melrose
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed in the Land Court on June 20,1905, for the registration of title to a parcel of land in Melrose which is named in the opinion. The case was heard by Jones, J. The respondent claimed through a taking for non-payment of taxes assessed upon the property for the year 1902. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Petition, filed in the Land Court on June 20,1905, for the registration of title to a parcel of land in Melrose which is named in the opinion. The case was heard by Jones, J. The respondent claimed through a taking for non-payment of taxes assessed upon the property for the year 1902. The material facts are stated in the opinion. The judge ruled that the taking was illegal and void, and ordered a decree for the petitioner. .The respondent excepted to the ruling, and the judge at the request of both parties reported the case for determination by this court.
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
This is a petition to register title to the house and land numbered 416 on Grove Street in Melrose. The only question is whether the taking of the land for the non-payment of the taxes assessed in 1902 is valid.
The land is the rear portion of . lot 272 on a certain plan, and it contains upwards of five thousand square feet. There is upon it a dwelling house which for many years has been numbered 416 Grove Street by a metal plate on the outside of the front door. This land was owned by one Myers. The front part of lot 272 was owned by one Crossman, and contained three thousand five hundred and…
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