City of St. Albans v. John M. Avery

Decision Date20 May 1921
PartiesCITY OF ST. ALBANS v. JOHN M. AVERY ET AL
CourtVermont Supreme Court

October Term, 1920.

PETITION for a writ of certiorari, brought to the Supreme Court for Franklin County, to review the proceedings of appraisers appointed by the Tax Commissioner under G. L. 843. The opinion states the case.

Petition sustained, issuance of writ ordered, and, the proceedings being certified to this Court, ordered that the finding of the appraisers that the listers did not have jurisdiction to make the assessment appealed from be quashed, and that the finding that such assessment be reduced by the sum of $ 15,840.62 be affirmed. Let the judgment be certified to the Commissioner of Taxes to be forwarded to the clerk of the City of St. Albans as the law directs.

Roswell M. Austin and Charles H. Darling for the petitioner.

George M. Hogan, Alexander Dunnett, Charles A. Shields, and Marvelle C. Webber for the petitionees.

Present: WATSON, C. J., POWERS, TAYLOR, MILES, and SLACK, JJ.

OPINION

SLACK

ON MOTION FOR REARGUMENT, ETC.

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