Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania State University v. Derry Township School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 22, 1999PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of Commonwealth Court which affirmed a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County holding that the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (HMC) is immune from real estate tax on the basis that its owner, the Pennsylvania State University (PSU), is an instrumentality of the Commonwealth. Challenging PSU’s status as an agent of the Commonwealth, the County of Dauphin and the Derry Township School District, appellants, contest HMC’s tax-free status.
PSU is the owner and operator of HMC, which is located in Derry…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pennsylvania State University v. County of CentreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Mooney v. Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education Board of TrusteesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- In Re Appeal of the Board of School Directors of the Owen J. Roberts School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Roy v. Pennsylvania State UniversityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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