Board of Home Missions & Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 93, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1916, No. 1516, on appeal from tax assessment in case of Board of Home Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. City of Philadelphia. Appeal from tax assessment.
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Appeal, No. 93, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1916, No. 1516, on appeal from tax assessment in case of Board of Home Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. City of Philadelphia. Appeal from tax assessment. Before Barratt, P. J. From the record it appeared that the petitioner claimed exemption from a portion of the taxes assessed on property, Nos. 1701-1703 Arch street, in the City of Philadelphia. The property in question was assessed at $275,000, of which valuation $22,000 was marked exempt and $253,000…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moscetzisker,
The Board of Home Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a Pennsylvania corporation, not for profit, plaintiff and appellee in these proceedings, acting in conjunction with another corporation, the Philadelphia Tract Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, erected a double building in the City of Philadelphia, so arranged that the respective parts, belonging to each of the two organizations, can be occupied separately. Plaintiff’s section, Nos. 1701-1703 Arch street, was assessed in its name by the City of Philadelphia, defendant…
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