Legal Opinion
In Re Tax Appeal of Abbey Church of St. Andrew the Apostle
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 16, 1984No. 83-280PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Appellant Town of Newbury appeals from a decision of the superior court holding that 32 V.S.A. §§ 3802 (4) and 3832 exempt property owned by appellees John H. Perry-Hooker and Susan C. Hooker from local property taxes for tax years 1981 and 1982. We reverse.
The property sought to be taxed is a house, along with water, sewer and access rights, located on a two-acre parcel owned by the Town. During the years in question, title to the house was in the names of John H. Perry-Hooker and Susan C. Hooker, husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety, and the property was set in the grand list in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- New York Institute for Education of the Blind v. Town of WolcottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
- Broughton v. Town of CharlotteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1976
- Doubleday v. Town of StockbridgeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1937
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3Cited by11 opinions
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