Legal Opinion
Phipps v. School Dist. of Pittsburgh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 4, 1940No. 7043PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal calls in question the action of the district court in declining to take jurisdiction of the plaintiffs’ suit which sought to enjoin the School District of Pittsburgh and its representatives from levying and collecting certain taxes for specified years.
The plaintiffs, as the bill avers, are citi-„ zens and residents of the State of New York and, as trustees, hold the legal title to real estate located in the School District of Pittsburgh. The statute creating the school district constitutes it a body corporate 1 whose legal status has been defined 2 as that of…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Norton v. Shelby CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Robb v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- United States v. Bank of New York & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Wilson v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Kimmey v. H. A. Berkheimer, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- JA Dougherty's Sons v. Commissioner of Internal Rev.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Stout v. HendricksDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1964
- Chicago Professional Sports Ltd. Partnership v. National Basketball Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
- Harry Pitts, William Faust, Philip D'angelo, Arthur Sharp and Jack Travis v. Elvin H. KunsmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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