Legal Opinion
Trustees of Vermont Wild Land Foundation v. Town of Pittsford
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 17, 1979No. 342-78PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
The plaintiffs brought this action for declaratory judgment against the defendant municipal corporations requesting that their land be declared exempt from property taxes under 32 V.S.A. § 3802(4) and that the defendants be restrained from levying such taxes against that land. The court held the plaintiffs’ property exempt as a public use, and the defendants appeal.
The plaintiffs are trustees of the Vermont Wild Land Foundation, a trust founded by W. Douglas Burden, which is exempt from federal and state income taxes under § 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation is organized…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Assessors of Boston v. Garland School of Home MakingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Experiment in International Living, Inc. v. Town of BrattleboroSupreme Court of Vermont · 1968
- English Language Center, Inc. v. Town of WallingfordSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- New York Institute for Education of the Blind v. Town of WolcottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
- Fort Orange Council, Inc. v. FrenchSupreme Court of Vermont · 1956
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3Cited by21 opinions
- American Museum of Fly Fishing, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
- MacDonough-Webster Lodge No. 26 v. WellsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
- Brattleboro Child Development, Inc. v. Town of BrattleboroSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- Andrew C. & Margaret R. Sigler Foundation v. Town of NorwichSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- Kingsland Bay School, Inc. v. Town of MiddleburySupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
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