Laurence F. Whittemore, III v. Westerly Tax Assessor

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

This case is before the Court on appeal by the defendant, David B. Thompson, tax assessor for the Town of Westerly, from a judgment of the Superior Court in favor of the plaintiffs, Laurence F. Whittemore, III and Kathleen M. Whittemore. The trial justice granted the plaintiffs’ three petitions for relief from property tax assessments on their home at 5 Manatuck Avenue (the subject property) for the years 2009, 2010, and 2011. The petitions were consolidated for a nonjury trial and the appeals have also been consolidated. The defendant asserts that the…