Kelley v. Barton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, against the collector of taxes and the board of assessors of the city of Worcester. The case was reserved by Hopkins, J., upon the bill and answer for the determination of this court. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
The plaintiff brought a bill in equity alleging that on the 14th day of April, 1897, the city of Worcester, by order of the city council, took for a highway about one half of a certain parcel of land owned by him; that on May 1, 1897, the board of assessors of said city assessed a tax upon all said land and the buildings thereon; that on July 1, 1897, the city proceeded to carry into effect said order, and entirely destroyed the buildings which were on the real estate taken; that the collector is about to sell the real estate of the plaintiff not included in the highway for non-payment of the…
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