Legal Opinion
Amory v. Assessors of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 31, 1941PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This petition, brought by more than ten taxpayers of Boston under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 40, § 53, alleges that the respondent assessors, have for many years *200adopted a practice of valuing many parcels of the taxable real estate of the city, principally property used for commercial purposes and some parcels used for residential purposes, in amounts that they knew were far in excess of the fair cash value of such property, while other taxable property has not been overvalued; that the real estate so overvalued is located in the business district which comprises “those sections of said city…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Henneford v. Silas Mason Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Prince v. CrockerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Higginson v. Treasurer & School House CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Sears v. Treasurer & Receiver GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Bettigole v. Assessors of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- SHOPPERS'WORLD v. Board of Assessors of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Tax Equity Alliance v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Leto v. Board of Assessors of WilmingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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