Johnston Businessmen's Association v. aaRUSSILLO

The plaintiffs are an incorporated taxpayers’ association and several individual taxpayers of the Town of Johnston. In their complaint they allege that the municipal taxes assessed for 1969 are illegal. They ask that the tax rolls be corrected and refunds be made to them and all other taxpayers similarly situated. There are three defendants. They are the town administrator, the tax assessor and the town’s director of finance. Each defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint because of its failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. A justice of the Superior Court…