Legal Opinion
Chestnut Street Tax Assessment Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 4, 1949No. Appeal, 38PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Patterson,
The City of Philadelphia appeals from an order of the court below reducing a tax assessment.
The Real Estate Trust Building, located at the southeast corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, was assessed for the year 1947 at a valuation of $2,796,900, representing an increase of $125,800 over the assessed valuation for the previous year. This was based upon an assessment of $2,211,909 for the ground and $584,948 for the building. The owner, Western Saving Fund Society, appealed to the Board of Revision of Taxes to reduce the assessment, and on its…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- McSorley v. Avalon Borough School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Pennsylvania Stave Company's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
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- Algon Realty Company Tax Assessment AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Pocono Downs, Inc. v. Board for the Assessment & Revision of TaxesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Town of Williston v. Pine Ridge School, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1974
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