West Chester School District v. Darlington
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Chester county. ' This was an amicable action in case between The West Chester School District, plaintiffs, and William Darlington, guardian of the estates of.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Chester county. ' This was an amicable action in case between The West Chester School District, plaintiffs, and William Darlington, guardian of the estates of. Sarah H. Tanner and Caroline M. Tanner, and also guardian of the estate of Emma V. Cornog, defendant, in which the following case was stated for the opinion of the court: William Darlington, a resident of the borough of West Chester, was, on the 2d day of May 1855, appointed by the Orphans’ Court of Chester county, guardian of the estates of Sarah H. Tanner and Caroline M. Tanner, minors, residing in the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Strong, J.
— However strong may be our convictions of the injustice and impolicy of taxing the personal property of nonresident minors for the benefit of the school district in which their guardian may happen to reside, its liability to such taxation is to be determined by the directions of the Acts of Assembly. The 29th section of the Act of May 8th 1854, entitled, “ An Act for the regulation and continuance of a system of education by common schools,” enacted, “ that for the purpose of enabling the board of directors or controllers (of any school dis*159t…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- School Directors v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
3Cited by4 opinions
- Provident Trust Co. of Philadelphia CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Escheat of Deposits Outside State, Pennsylvania Department of Justice1938
- Provident Trust Co. v. Gitlin, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County1936
- Reif Appeal, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County1967