Legal Opinion
Shawmut Mills v. Board of Assessors
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 27, 1930PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents, as assessors of Fall River, to consider and act upon two applications of the petitioner for an abatement of taxes assessed upon it for the years 1927 and 1928. The case was referred to an auditor and thereafter a hearing was had upon his report by a justice of this court, who ordered the writ to issue as prayed for. The respondents excepted to the order so entered and to the denial of certain requests for rulings.
The auditor made the following findings: The petitioner for the years 1927 and 1928 seasonably filed with the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Noyes v. HaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Inhabitants of Dalton v. Inhabitants of HinsdaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
- Page v. City of MelroseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Hunter v. School Committee of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Taber Mill v. Board of AssessorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Board of Assessors v. Suffolk Law SchoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Cochran v. RoemerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Clancy v. WallaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- McNeil v. Mayor of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Assessors of Brookline v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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