Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Board of Tax Review
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 23, 1970PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThim, J.
This appeal concerns the classification of certain land in the town of Fairfield as “farm land”. The facts are not in dispute. On October 1, 1965, the plaintiffs owned a tract of land consisting of 10.96 acres of cultivated nursery land. This land was leased to Johnson’s Nursery, Inc., to be used for growing plants, trees and shrubs. Nurseries are a permitted use in the one-acre residential zone wherein this property is located. On October 1, 1965, the land was fully cultivated with plants, trees, bushes and shrubs.
On October 28, 1965, the plaintiffs applied to the assessor to classify the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- General Motors Corporation v. MulquinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Klapproth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Marshall v. Town of NewingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Archibald v. SullivanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
3Cited by11 opinions
- Hartford Electric Light Co. v. Water Resources CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Southern New England Telephone Co. v. Board of Tax ReviewConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Krawiec v. KraftSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Metropolitan District v. Town of BarkhamstedSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Metropolitan District v. Town of BarkhamstedConnecticut Appellate Court · 1984
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