California Village Corp. v. Town of East Longmeadow

This bill in equity was brought by owners of real estate abutting Albano Drive in East Longmeadow against the town, the members of its board of assessors, its tax collector, and its board of public works.1 In essence, the bill alleges that the town accepted Albano Drive as a public way and improved it, and the board of public works assessed betterments pursuant to G. L. c. 80. The bill appears to allege that the orders required by G. L. c. 80, §§ 1 and 2, were not made and recorded within the time limitations set by those sections, and for that reason the assessments were “improper,…