Franklin Square House v. City of Boston

The petitioner is a corporation organized under Pub. St. c. 115, “to provide ahorne for working girls at moderate cost.” The petition is for the abatement of a tax assessed on the land and building of the corporation. It was tried without a jury, and the presiding judge upon facts either agreed to by the parties or found by him at the hearing found and. ruled that the petitioner was entitled to an abatement, and reported the case for our decision. The tax was assessed as of May 1, 1903, and the question in the court below was whether the petitioner had shown that its property was exempt under…