Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 29, 1978No. 77-2225PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the district court dismissing their constitutional challenge to the validity of tax sales conducted against their properties pursuant to the Pennsylvania County Return Act, Act *1244of May 29, 1931, P.L. 280, §§ 1-21, as amended, 72 P.S. §§ 5971a-t. The district court, concluding that it was constrained from reaching the merits of plaintiffs’ claim, dismissed the complaint “in deference to the principles explained in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), and its progeny . . .” Johnson v. Kelly,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Kennecott Corp. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Martori Bros. Distributors v. James-MassengaleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Harris v. PernsleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. The City of New Orleans, the Council for the City of New Orleans, Sidney J. BarthelemyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Williams v. Red Bank Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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