BD. OF ASS. OF DANVERS v. TENNECO, TENN. GAS PIPE. DIV


388 Mass. 739 (1983)

447 N.E.2d 666

BOARD OF ASSESSORS OF DANVERS vs. TENNECO, INC., TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE DIVISION (and two companion cases).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Kenny, Town Counsel, for Board of Assessors of Danvers & another.

Henry J. Lane, Town Counsel, for Board of Assessors of Northbridge.

J. Joseph Maloney (Martha M. Campbell with him) for Tenneco, Inc., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Division.

Present: WILKINS, LIACOS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

Tenneco, Inc., which owns a gas transmission line running through numerous cities and towns, sought abatements from January 1, 1979, local tax assessments on its pipeline in various municipalities, including the towns of Danvers, Sudbury, and Northbridge. The local assessors in various municipalities denied Tenneco's applications for abatement. Tenneco appealed to the Appellate Tax Board (board) challenging the...

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