Legal Opinion

Empire Estates, Inc. v. City of Stamford

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 1, 1960PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMellitz, J.

The plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment determining the validity of an assessment of real estate in the city of Stamford on the list of September 1, 1956. The real estate consists of 166 acres which were formerly part of a tract of 400 acres owned by Horace Havemeyer and Harry W. Havemeyer and assessed in their names, as owners, on the list of September 1, 1955, at $177,650. The plaintiff acquired title to the 166 acres on August 15, 1956. The second half of the taxes due on the list of 1955 was unpaid. The plaintiff desired to pay the portion attributable to the 166 acres and requested…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. EricksonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
  2. Bridgeport Brass Co. v. DrewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
  3. Town of Hamden v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
  4. Bristol Manufacturing Co. v. GridleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1859
  5. Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Borough of NaugatuckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United Illuminating Co. v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  2. National CSS, Inc. v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  3. Pauker v. RoigSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  4. Sheridan v. Town of KillinglySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  5. Waterbury Hotel Equity, LLC v. City of WaterburyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004

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