Legal Opinion
Hibbs v. Chester-Upland School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 26, 1992No. Nos. 2136-2140 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
Can a real estate tax that is computed under a tax equalization formula specifically authorized by statute be invalid if proven to be in violation of the Uniformity Clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution, Pa. Const, art. VIII, § 1? For the following reasons, we believe that it can.
The appellants in these consolidated cases (collectively, taxpayers) are residents and taxpayers of Chester Township, Delaware County, a constituent municipality of Chester-Upland School District (district). The district was formed on July 1, 1972 by the merger of the formerly independent school…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Penn Center House, Inc. v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Schubach v. SilverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Knecht v. Citizens & Northern BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. CrawfordCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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