Legal Opinion
Holbrook Island Sanctuary v. Inhabitants of Brooksville
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 16, 1965PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliamson, C. J.
This is a complaint for a declaratory judgment and other relief designed to establish whether plaintiff’s real estate used as a wildlife sanctuary is exempt from taxation by statute. R. S., 1954, c. 91-A, § 10-11 (now 36 M.R.S.A. § 652). 1 The plaintiff Holbrook Island Sanctuary is a corporation without capital stock organized under R. S., c. 54, § 1 (now 13 M.R.S.A. § 901) “or for any . . . scientific, . . . charitable, ... or benevolent purpose;. . . ”
The defendants are the Inhabitants of the Town of Brooksville, and the assessors and tax collector of the town for the year 1963. While the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Bangor v. Rising Virtue Lodge, No. 10Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1882
- Green Acre Baha'i Institute v. Town of EliotSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1954
- Camp Emoh Associates v. Inhabitants of LymanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1933
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- State v. McKinnonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
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3Cited by32 opinions
- King Resources Co. v. Environmental Improvement CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- Berry v. DaigleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- Collopy v. Wildlife Commission, Department of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- State v. GoyetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Episcopal Camp Foundation, Inc. v. Town of HopeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
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