Legal Opinion
Matsons Appeal
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 16, 1943No. Appeals, 213 and 214PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hirt, J.,
These appeals are from the 1940 City and County triennial assessments of land owned by appellants in the City of Pittsburgh, having a frontage of 60 feet on Huquesne Way and a uniform depth of 220 feet. The County, after revision, assessed the land at $54,250 and the City at $43,300, for the trienniiim. The lower court on appeal reduced each of the assessments to $38,000 with an addition of $100 — as to which there is no dispute — for a small structure used as a parking lot office. Appellants bought the land on November 16, 1939 for $20,000 and it is their contention that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cumberland Coal Co. v. Board of Revision of Tax Assessments in Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Suermann v. Hadley, Treas. (White)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Westbury Apartments, Inc., AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.'s AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- Rockhill Iron & Coal Co. v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Berger v. Public Parking Authority of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Fryer Appeal, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County1951
- Hedden Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1950
- Morris v. Board of Property AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Safe Harbor Power Corp., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County1972