Legal Opinion
Sheldon House Club, Inc. v. Town of Branford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 7, 1961PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas dismissing its appeal to that court from the action of the board of tax review of the defendant town in refusing to reduce the valuation of the plaintiff’s real estate for tax purposes.
In its complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the valuation placed upon its real estate “was not the fair market value thereof on October 1,1959.” The court, in dismissing the appeal, concluded that the plaintiff had failed to meet its burden of proof on that claim. The plaintiff relied on a sale of all its capital stock on October 29, 1959, to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Sibley v. Town of MiddlefieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Underwood Typewriter Co. v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- People Ex Rel. Hotel Paramount Corp. v. ChambersNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Lomas & Nettleton Co. v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- National Folding Box Co. v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Dickau v. Town of GlastonburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Lerner Shops of Connecticut, Inc. v. Town of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Herzig v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Fitzsimmons v. McCorkleSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- Postemski v. WatrousSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
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