Legal Opinion
Delogu v. City of Portland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 20, 2004PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Majority: RUDMAN, and ALEXANDER, JJ.
Concurrence and Dissent: LEVY, J.
RUDMAN, J., and ALEXANDER, J.
[¶ 1] This matter is before us on report with an agreed statement of facts, M.R.App. P. 24(b), from the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Humphrey, J.). The plaintiffs are homeowners and business property owners who pay real estate taxes to the City of Portland.1 They assert that the Portland Property Tax Relief Program, Portland, Me., Code ch. 2, §§ 2-430 to 2-435 (2003), is an improper usurpation of the taxing authority reserved to the Maine Legislature by Article IX, Section 9 of the Maine…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Swanson v. Roman Catholic Bishop of PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
- State v. HamlinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1894
- Brewer Brick Co. v. Inhabitants of BrewerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1873
- Greaves v. Houlton Water Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1948
- Collins v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
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