Legal Opinion
In Re Establishment of Independent School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 4, 2004PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
Residents and taxpayers (collectively Petitioners) of the Borough of Wheatland (Borough) appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County (trial court) dismissing their petition to establish an independent school district pursuant to Section 242.1(a) of the Public School Code of 1949 (Public School Code).1
*773Under Section 242.1(a) of the Public School Code, a majority of “taxable inhabitants” of any contiguous territory belonging to any school district can file a petition in the court of common pleas of the county in which each contiguous territory sits…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re Establishment of Independent School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- In Re Establishment of an Independent School District Consisting of Brady TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- In re Proceedings for Approval of Ordinance of ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re Establishment of Independent School District Consisting of the Borough of WheatlandCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In Re Petition for Formation of Independent School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- In re Petition to Establish an Independent School District for Property Situate in Jefferson TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- In Re Establishment of Independent School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- In Re Formation of Independent School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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