Legal Opinion
Angell Family 2012 Prouts Neck Trusts v. Town of Scarborough Kenyon C. Bolton III v. Town of Scarborough
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 13, 2016No. Docket: BCD-15-112PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHjelm, J.
[¶ 1] In our recent decision in Petrin v. Town of Scarborough, 2016 ME 136, 147 A.3d 842, we considered challenges to increases in municipal property taxes for parcels located in several neighborhoods in the Town of Scarborough. We determined that although the Scarborough Board of Assessment Review did not err by concluding that a partial revaluation conducted by the Town was proper, the Town’s practice of undervaluing separate but abutting lots held in common ownership resulted in discriminatory tax treatment. See id. ¶ 45.
[¶ 2] In this separate action, which is based on a separate record,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Township of Hillsborough v. CromwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. Commission of Webster Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Kittery Electric Light Co. v. Assessors of KitterySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966
- Frank v. Assessors of SkowheganSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- Shawmut Inn v. Inhabitants of KennebunkportSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Sultan Corporation v. Department of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2022
- Kenyon C. Bolton III v. Town of ScarboroughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
- Kenyon C. Bolton III v. Town of ScarboroughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
- Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corporation v. Town of JonesportSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
- Angell Family 2012 Prouts Neck Trusts v. Town of Scarborough Kenyon C. Bolton III v. Town of ScarboroughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
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