Legal Opinion
City of Phila. v. Harry E. Myers
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 13, 1931No. Appeal 11PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ofcmioisr by.
Drew, J„
This is an appeal from an order discharging a rule to show cause why a tax lien- should not be stricken from the record, and a sheriff’s sale thereunder stayed.. The ease was presented to the lower court upon petition and answer which show the following essential and uncolntroverted facts: In 1918, during the "World War, the United States Government purchased a large tract of land in the City of Philadelphia, divided it into smaller parcels, and began thereon the erection of some 680 dwelling houses to be oceüpied by its employees engaged in war activities. This -action…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wisconsin Central Railroad v. Price CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Clallam County v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- City of New Brunswick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Irwin v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Hess v. Vinton Colliery Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Bancroft Investment Corp. v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1946
- United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- In Re Appeal of the Board of School Directors of the Owen J. Roberts School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- United States v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
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