Legal Opinion
Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer, Inc. v. Town of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 28, 2005No. 04-001PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
¶ 1. Plaintiff, Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer, Inc. (OLEHOP), appeals a superior court judgment that declined to increase the portion of plaintiff’s property exempt from property taxation beyond the amount determined in a previous ruling. OLEHOP argues that all of its property is exempt as either a pious or public use. We affirm.
¶ 2. OLEHOP is a nonprofit corporation organized in Vermont and granted tax-exempt status as a church under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Mary and Donald Tarinelli incorporated OLEHOP after visits to a…
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