Norris v. York County

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

John C. Norris, Recorder of Deeds of York County, appeals a York County Common Pleas Court order enjoining him from personally retaining commissions from state realty transfer taxes. We affirm.

York County filed an action for déclaratory judgment seeking, inter alia, an order limiting Norris’ salary to that fixed by the County Commissioners, enjoining him from retaining commissions derived from transfer taxes and directing him to repay any improperly retained monies. The parties proceeded before the common pleas court on the County’s request for…