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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Truscott v. Philadelphia

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 12, 1955No. 143, Miscellaneous Docket 10PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Bell,

The question presented is a narrow but very important one: Is the ordinance of Philadelphia’s City Council which abolishes the Board of Revision of Taxes invalid because it violates the Constitution?

Philadelphia City Council passed on August 16, 1954 an ordinance which abolished the Board of Revision of Taxes and established new City offices to which it transferred all the functions and duties theretofore performed by the Board of Revision of Taxes. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at the relation of the attorney-general, filed a complaint in equity to restrain the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Allentown School District Mercantile Tax CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Lennox v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Genkinger v. New CastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Carrow v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Cleaver v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  2. Cali v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Board of Revision of Taxes, City of Philadelphia v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Specter v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Citizens Committee to Recall Rizzo v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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