Ramsden v. Ford

This is an action of the case brought by the tax collector for the city of Cranston to recover personal property taxes assessed against the defendant. Two of the years in which the taxes were assessed and for which recovery is sought were more than six years prior to the commencement of the suit and the defendant pleaded the statute of limitations.

Under the provisions of general laws 1956, §9-24-27, the case has been certified to us by the justice of the eighth judicial district court on the following question: “Is an action, on behalf of a municipality for the collection of personal property…