Legal Opinion
City of Providence v. Hall
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 9, 1928PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarrows, J.
Land in the town of Scituate, owned by the city of Providence, was returned by the latter to the tax assessors of the town as ratable real estate of the value of $1,713,450 on June 15, 1926. $1,538,200 thereof was claimed to be exempt because used solely for public purposes of the city of Providence in connection with its water supply system. The tax assessors of Scituate declined to recognize the exemption and assessed the entire realty owned by the city within the limits of the town of Scituate for $3,652,505.
The city sought relief from the assessment both on the ground of excessive…
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