Legal Opinion
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom v. Berks County Board of Assessment Appeals
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 2004PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
President Judge COLINS.
The Berks County Board of Assessment Appeals appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County reversing its denial of the application for tax exemption filed by the Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom (Congregation) for the tax parcel located at 7 Vista Road, Wyomiss-ing, Berks County.
The Congregation has as its principal place of business the synagogue located at 555 Warwick Drive, Wyomissing, which property is exempt from taxation as an actual place of regularly stated worship. When the Congregation moved to its present location, it acquired the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- University of Pittsburgh Tax Exemption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Second Church of Christ Scientist v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- City of Pittsburg v. Third Presbyterian ChurchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Evangel Baptist Church v. Mifflin County Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- In Re Estate of LeithamCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- PennDOT v. Roop, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County2010
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