Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Harrisburg
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 27, 1933No. Appeal, 12PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
Does a sale of property for delinquent taxes by the City of Harrisburg under sections 2575-86 of the Third-Class City Act of June 23, 1931, P. L. 932, divest the lien of a first mortgage recorded prior to the tax levy? The question was brought up in the court below by a petition for a declaratory judgment before the sale. It was held the lien of the mortgage would not be divested.
There are several ways by which property in cities of the third-class may be sold for taxes. The Municipal Lien Act of May 16, 1923, P. L. 207, permits filing a lien for taxes in the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pottsville Lumber Co. v. WellsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Cadmus v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1866
- Fisher v. ConnardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
- Northern Liberties v. SwainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1850
- Perry v. BrintonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1850
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Day v. OstergardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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- City of Allentown v. KauthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Pacella v. Washington County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Erie School District AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
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