SALVATION ARMY v. TOWN OF STANDISH


709 A.2d 727 (1998)

1998 ME 75

The SALVATION ARMY v. The TOWN OF STANDISH, et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Wilson, Pierce Atwood, Portland, for plaintiff.

Michael D. Cooper, Westbrook, for defendants.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, LIPEZ, and SAUFLEY, JJ.


WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] The Town of Standish and its Tax Assessor appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Mills, J.) exempting a parcel of The Salvation Army's real property from taxation pursuant to 36 M.R.S.A. § 652 (1990 & Supp. 1997). On appeal, the Town contends that the property is not exempt because The Salvation Army, as a religious organization, is not organized primarily for benevolent or charitable...

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