SS Kresge Company v. Bouchard

This case is before us on certification from the Superior Court of a question of doubt and importance. General Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §9-24-27. The question certified results from a complaint brought by the plaintiff, the owner of certain real estate located in the city of Woonsocket, in which the city assessor of that municipality and the state of Rhode Island are named as the defendants.

In its amended complaint plaintiff alleges in substance that the city assessor overassessed the valuation of its property in Woonsocket and apportioned a correspondingly excessive and illegal tax…