Legal Opinion
Bettigole v. Assessors of Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 20, 1961PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
These two bills in equity present questions about the validity of the proposed 1961 assessment of property taxes in Springfield. They have been argued together.
The Bettigole ease is brought by individual, fiduciary, and corporate owners of multi-family dwellings, commercial real estate, and other property in Springfield which it is alleged “will be in 1961 and subsequent years . . . deliberately . . . over-valued and over-assessed both in relation to other classes of taxable real estate for which assessed valuations have been established at lower percentages of fair cash value and in relation…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Sears v. Treasurer & Receiver GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Madden v. State Tax CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Povey v. School Committee of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Cabot v. Assessors of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
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3Cited by67 opinions
- East Chop Tennis Club v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Town of Brookline v. GoldsteinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Russman v. LuckettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
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