Philadelphia v. Women's Christian Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 4 OE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 120 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 801 March Term 1887, C. P. No. 4. On March 29, 1887, a case stated was filed wherein the city of Philadelphia was plaintiff, and the Women’s Christian Association of Philadelphia, was defendant, and which was as follows: And now, to wit: March 29, A. D. 1887, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties to the above suit, that the following case be stated…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 4 OE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 120 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 801 March Term 1887, C. P. No. 4. On March 29, 1887, a case stated was filed wherein the city of Philadelphia was plaintiff, and the Women’s Christian Association of Philadelphia, was defendant, and which was as follows: And now, to wit: March 29, A. D. 1887, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties to the above suit, that the following case be stated for the opinion of the court in the nature of a special verdict: The Women’s Christian Association of Philadelphia is…
1Opinion of the Court
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Mk. Chief Justice Paxson :
The defendant is a corporation duly chartered by the legislature, and was assessed for the purpose of taxation by the city of Philadelphia for the year 1886, at $80,000, which taxes so assessed the .association declined to pay upon the ground that it was exempt from taxation as a public charity.
We learn from the case stated that “The object of the association shall be the temporal, moral, and religious welfare of women, especially young women who are dependent on their own exertions for support.” The operations or working of the association also appears by…
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