Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. George E. Thompson v. William Lennox, Sheriff of the City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 17, 1958No. 12499_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
Two issues are presented by this appeal from the Order of the District Court dismissing petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed by a resident of New Jersey who is a civilian employee at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, following his seizure by the Sheriff of Philadelphia, pursuant to a writ of capias ad re-spondendum issued by the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to recover fines and penalties for failure to file a return and to pay the Philadelphia wage tax.
The District Court premised its dismissal of the petition for the writ on these grounds: (1) a federal court should not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kiker v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Philadelphia v. ClineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Application of ThompsonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
3Cited by14 opinions
- City of Philadelphia v. KennyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- State v. AllardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- City of Philadelphia v. StadlerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- City of Philadelphia v. SmithSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Non-Resident Taxpayers Ass'n v. Municipality of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1972
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