TOWN OF THOMASTON v. BUREAU OF TAXATION


490 A.2d 1180 (1985)

TOWN OF THOMASTON v. BUREAU OF TAXATION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 1, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linnell, Choate & Webber, Curtis Webber (orally), Auburn, for plaintiff.

Polly H. Frawley (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, VIOLETTE, WATHEN, GLASSMAN and SCOLNIK, JJ.


WATHEN, Justice.

The central issue in this case is whether it is permissible for the Bureau of Taxation (the "Bureau") to base a town's 1984 state valuation on the value of property in that town as of April 1, 1982. The Town of Thomaston claims a substantial reduction in its tax base in 1983 and appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County) upholding the Bureau's use of 1982 values in connection with the 1984 assessment. We find no error and we...

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