Legal Opinion
Lynn v. County of Lackawanna
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 27, 1983No. Appeals, No. 881 C.D. 1982 and 974 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
These cross appeals involve Leo Lynn’s (taxpayer) assertion that the tax system imposed by the County of Lackawanna County Officers, Charles Luger and Robert Pettinato, and the County Commissioners (tax authorities) exceeds by approximately 5 mills the 25 millage maximum set forth in Article III, §302(c) of the Lackawanna County Home Rule Charter (Charter), which provides in part as follows:
The Board of Commissioners shall have ... the following powers:(c) To levy taxes, assessments, and service charges. The maximum millage allowable under existing procedures shall be 25…
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- Commonwealth v. CasperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Robson v. Penn Hills School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Wells v. Pittsburgh Board of Public EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- HELLER v. DEPUYCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Appeal of McNellyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989