Legal Opinion
Traylor v. Allentown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1954No. Appeal, 21PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
The personal representatives of Samuel W. Traylor, deceased, appealed to the court below from the final order of the Board of Revision of Taxes and Appeals for the City of Allentown which had approved the city assessor’s triennial assessment of the decedent’s hotel and apartment property for taxation purposes in the sum of $548,370. After a hearing* on the appeal, the court found the city’s assessment to be excessive and inequitable and reduced it to $405,603 for a net reduction of $142,767. Evidently still dissatisfied, the deceased property owner’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cumberland Coal Co. v. Board of Revision of Tax Assessments in Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- McSorley v. Avalon Borough School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Hammermill Paper Co. v. ErieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Pennsylvania Stave Company's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Appeal of Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives & Granting AnnuitiesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Buhl Foundation v. Board of Property Assessment, Appeals & ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Green v. Schuylkill County Board of Assessment AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- In re Appeal of Avco Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Pennsylvania's Northern Lights Shoppers City, Inc. AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Quaid v. Philadelphia Tax Review BoardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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