Legal Opinion
Clark v. City of Burlington
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 19, 1928PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoulton, J.
This is a petition for a writ of certiorari. Originally there were ten petitions, brought by ten separate petitioners, all predicated upon the same facts, and praying for the same relief, but, by order of this Court, all have been consolidated and heard as one case. The proceeding brings in question the constitutionality of section 5 of No. 15 of the Acts of 1927, which provides for the method of assessment of shares of the capital stock of corporations for purposes of taxation of the owners thereof.
The petitioners are all residents of the city of Burlington, in Chittenden County, and are the…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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