Legal Opinion
Carr v. Assessors of Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 22, 1959PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
This is a ten taxpayers’ petition under G. L. c. 40, § 53, 1 to "prohibit . . . raising . . . money by taxation of real estate in a manner not authorized by law.” The taxpayers allege that they "are advised and believe and therefore aver that for . . . several years the . . . assessors . . . [have] pursued a policy of fractional or percentage valuations of real estate; that assessments have been based on such . . . valuations . . . [which] have not been made on a uniform basis . . . but . . . different properties have been assessed at widely varying percentages of their fair cash value; . . .…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Eccles v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood VillageSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Fuller v. Trustees of Deerfield AcademyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Dowling v. Board of AssessorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Board of Health of Woburn v. SousaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bettigole v. Assessors of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- SHOPPERS'WORLD v. Board of Assessors of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Simonne Elwood and Cheryl A. Pimental v. Ronald Pina and Lucia CardosoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Leto v. Board of Assessors of WilmingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
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