Legal Opinion
Richland School District v. County of Cambria Board of Assessment Appeals
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 8, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
The issue presented in this appeal is one of first impression. Richland School District (School District) and Richland Township (Township) (collectively, Appellants), present the question of whether a governmental entity possesses the same rights to due process that an individual property owner has to appeal an untimely decision by a county board of assessment appeals.
The underlying factual circumstances center on the 1997 tax assessment for property owned by the Johnstown Zamias Limited Partnership (Owner) which is located within Richland Township. The property in question is a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Middletown Township v. Delaware County Institution DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Delaware Institution District v. Middletown TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- City of Connellsville v. Fayette County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Laubach Realty Co. v. Easton School DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Reininger AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
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