State Ex Rel. Foote v. Bartholomew

This proceeding is brought to compel the board of relief of the town of Branford to include in the assessment list of the town certain real property owned by the First Ecclesiastical Society of Branford. The application, verified by the relator Foote, alleges this ownership; that the society has been leasing this land for long terms to lessees in leases containing a provision that the lessees shall reimburse the society for all sums which it may be. compelled to pay in the way of taxes; that the land has not been assessed for taxation for many years, and has been improved by the erection of…