The King against Thomas Mast
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 04 February 1795 |
| Date | 04 February 1795 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
English Reports Citation: 101 E.R. 485
IN THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
the king against thomas mast. Wednesday Feb. 4th, 1795. Every person is to be rated to the poor according to the present value of his estate, whether that value has or has not been increased by his own improvements. Stock in trade is rateable to the poor, when its value can be clearly ascertained. A poor-rate for the parish of St. Neot's, was, on an appeal by the defendant, confirmed by the Huntingdon Sessions, subject to the opinion of this Court on the following case: T. Mast, the appellant, was rated for his mill-house, mills, and lands adjoining, at 1301. per annum, which is the real annual value thereof. At the time of making the assessment, W. Fowler, as proprietor, occupied within the parish a dwelling-house, counting-house, capital brewhouse, store-house, and other appendages, merchant's yard, and about five acres of land adjoining, for which he was charged in the rate at 291. per annum : but the reaJ annual value of the house and premises, in consequence of improvements made by him, was 1751. W. Fowler, as proprietor, also occupied in the parish certain lands called Short Lands, also a homestead belonging thereto, also 24 a. 2 r. of land in Shelpit Field, for which he was assessed at 301. per annum : the lands called Short Lands were worth 101. per annum; the homestead 51. per annum ; and the land in Shelpit Field 301. 12s. 6d. per annum. W. Fowler, as lessee for a term of years, occupied a farm called the Tythe.Farm, with 303 a. 0 r. 33 p. of arable and pasture land, for which he was charged in the assessment at 2001. per annum, but the farm and lands are worth 2501. [155] W. Fowler in his trade as a merchant was also possessed of personal property, or stock in trade, visible within the parish, consisting of coals, deals, &c. yielding profit to the value of 5001. and of a considerable stock in trade in his business of a common brewer, for which stocks in trade or either of them he was not rated. G. J. 'Gorham, as proprietor, occupied a capital house and offices, with a merchant's yard, coke-oven, lime kilns, and other convenient out-houses and granaries, for carrying on the business of a merchant, and for which he was assessed 251. per annum. The house and offices, independently of the merchant's yard, were worth 301. per annum, and the merchant's yard, &c. 501. per annum. G. J. Gorham, as proprietor, also occupied two closes, containing about 13...
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