Ponemah Mills v. Town of Lisbon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application in the nature of an appeal from the action of the board of relief of the defendant town in refusing to reduce either the number of acres of land' listed by the assessors in the name of the plaintiff, or the valuation placed thereon by them, brought by the plaintiff to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the court, Bennett, J., upon a demurrer to the second defense; the court overruled the demurrer and, upon the refusal of the plaintiff to plead…
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Application in the nature of an appeal from the action of the board of relief of the defendant town in refusing to reduce either the number of acres of land' listed by the assessors in the name of the plaintiff, or the valuation placed thereon by them, brought by the plaintiff to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the court, Bennett, J., upon a demurrer to the second defense; the court overruled the demurrer and, upon the refusal of the plaintiff to plead further, rendered judgment for the defendant, confirming the action of the board of relief, from which the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is a corporation located in the town of Norwich; that it is the owner of a certain tract of land in the town of Lisbon, bounded as described in the complaint and “containing 140 acres more or less”; that on or before January 31st, 1914, the assessors of the town of Lisbon made a list of the plaintiff’s taxable property therein, consisting solely of the item “175 acres of land” valued at $13,125; and that the plaintiff duly appealed to the board of relief, which refused to reduce either the acreage or the valuation. It is alleged that the acreage and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of Hartford v. ChampionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
- Town of Hartford v. ChampionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1886
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