Legal Opinion
Dougherty v. City of Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 17, 1933No. Appeals 250 and 251PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Parker, J.,
A bill in equity having been filed in the court below after hearing held, a decree was entered declaring premises known as 912-914 South 47th Street in the city of Philadelphia exempt from taxation by the city and county of Philadelphia for the year 1927 and restraining the city, the school district, and the receiver of taxes of the city and county of Philadelphia from the collection of any taxes on such property for that year. The defendants have appealed from the decree so entered.
A parochial school, known as St. Francis de Sales, has been operated on South 47th Street…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dougherty, Tr. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Philadelphia v. BarberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- American Sunday School Union v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Moore v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Barnes Foundation v. KeelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Cedars of Lebanon Hospital v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Four Freedoms House of Philadelphia, Inc. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Wynnefield United Presbyterian Church v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- First Baptist Ch. of Pbgh. v. Pbgh.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
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