Legal Opinion
Township of Muhlenberg v. Clover Farms Dairy Co.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 13, 1995PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Clover Farms Dairy Company (Clover Farms) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, which granted summary judgment to the Township of Muhlenberg (Township), based on the trial court’s determination that Clover Farms was not exempt from either the Township’s Mercantile Tax or Business Privilege Tax, and that the Township’s taxing ordinances were not preempted by the Commonwealth’s regulation of the milk industry.
The Township enacted a Mercantile Tax Ordinance, effective January 18,1971, and on December 7, 1981, the Township enacted a Business Privilege Tax…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Weiland Packing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- City of Pittsburgh v. Allegheny Valley BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. Sunbeam Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Rieck-McJunkin Dairy Co. v. Pittsburgh School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Commonwealth v. Wilsbach Distributors, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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