Legal Opinion
General Foods Corp. v. Pittsburgh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 30, 1955No. Appeals, 95 and 118PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,
These appeals are by the City of Pittsburgh and the School District of Pittsburgh from orders of the County Court of Allegheny County sustaining the contention of the General Foods Corporation that it is not liable for the assessments against it for the years 1948-1953 of mercantile license taxes imposed by the City and the School District.
Under the authority of the Act of June 25, 1947, I*. L. 1145, as amended, the City of Pittsburgh enacted an ordinance which provided for the issuance of mercantile licenses and the imposition of mercantile license…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Norton Co. v. Department of Revenue of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Armour and Co. v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Commonwealth v. Weiland Packing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Rieck-McJunkin Dairy Co. v. Pittsburgh School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Keystone Metal Co. v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Deitch Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Golden Triangle Broadcasting, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. Berlo Vending Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Gilberti v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Philadelphia School District v. Parent Metal Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
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