1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Mass.
  4. 384 Mass.
  5. 384 Mass. 115 (1981)
 

NEWTON v. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE

384 Mass. 115 (1981)

423 N.E.2d 1012

CITY OF NEWTON vs. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 22, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis X. Bellotti, Attorney General, & James A. Aloisi, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Richard W. Renehan, Miriam Vock Sheehan, Daniel M. Funk, City Solicitor, & Wayne Frigard, Assistant City Solicitor, for the plaintiffs.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.

HENNESSEY, C.J.

The city of Newton (Newton) challenges guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Revenue (Commissioner) which require Newton to use its 1980 equalized valuation, adjusted by 13% to account for inflation and other factors, as "full and fair cash valuation" to determine the limitation on Newton's property tax levy for fiscal year 1982. Newton contends that the Commissioner has exceeded her authority

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases