County of Northampton v. Lafayette College
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County
No. 148 July Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 20 .February Term 1888, C. P. On December 30,1887, a case was stated and filed, wherein tbe county of Northampton was plaintiff, and tbe Trustees of Lafayette College were defendants, and showing the following facts: That “ Tbe Trustees of Lafayette College ” above named is a corporation incorporated by tbe legislature of. the state of Pennsylvania by act approved by tbe governor thereof, on March 9, 1826, P. L. 76, and the…
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No. 148 July Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 20 .February Term 1888, C. P. On December 30,1887, a case was stated and filed, wherein tbe county of Northampton was plaintiff, and tbe Trustees of Lafayette College were defendants, and showing the following facts: That “ Tbe Trustees of Lafayette College ” above named is a corporation incorporated by tbe legislature of. the state of Pennsylvania by act approved by tbe governor thereof, on March 9, 1826, P. L. 76, and the several supplements thereto: Acts of April 7, 1832, P. L. 376; March 11, 1834, P. L. 107. That the said the Trustees of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Williams :
The argument in this case, both in thi >urt and the court below, has gone beyond the question raisi by the'case stated to that of the right of Lafayette College t be exempted from taxation. We will consider first the question presented by the case stated, and then that which has been raised on the argument. The case seems to concede that the college is not taxable, but asserts that the houses occupied by the professors and the gardener are not part of the college or entitled to share in the exemption which is practically conceded to the halls and dormitories. If…
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