Legal Opinion
Boston Gas Co. v. Assessors of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 24, 1956PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
Of these twenty-four appeals from decisions of the Appellate Tax Board, sixteen are by Boston Gas Company (formerly Boston Consolidated Gas Company) and eight are by the board of assessors of Boston. The controversies relate to the taxes paid upon personal property by the company for the years 1944 to 1951, inclusive. The tax board granted a partial abatement of each tax but much less than the company sought. For each year the gas company has two appeals and the assessors one. The reasons for the double appeals by the company are procedural.
Before the tax board the company’s appeals for each…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BellinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- National Bank of Commerce v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Epstein v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Assessors of Quincy v. Boston Consolidated Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Hubbard v. AllynMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
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3Cited by65 opinions
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