Legal Opinion
Pentecostal Assembly of Bangor v. Maidlow
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 19, 1980PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODFREY, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether certain real estate owned by the plaintiff-appellant is exempt from taxation. Appellant is Pentecostal Assembly of Bangor, an independent local church organized as a corporation in 1950 pursuant to the provisions of chapter 53 of the Revised Statutes of 1944, sections 24 to 32. 1 In 1976, the Assembly moved into a new building which serves as its house of worship, school, and administrative office. Soon thereafter, the Assembly consulted with the Bangor chief of police for advice on how to deter vandalism at the new building. By written…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of Bangor v. Rising Virtue Lodge, No. 10Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1882
- Green Acre Baha'i Institute v. Town of EliotSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1954
- Reville v. RevilleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- Holbrook Island Sanctuary v. Inhabitants of BrooksvilleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1965
- Hurricane Island Outward Bound v. Town of VinalhavenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Silverman v. Town of AltonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Harold MacQuinn, Inc. v. HalperinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Alpha Rho Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha, Inc. v. Inhabitants of WatervilleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. City of WestbrookSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of HarrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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