Legal Opinion
City of Pittsburgh v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 31, 1989No. 2 W.D. Appeal Docket 1988; 25 W.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
The City of Pittsburgh and its Mayor 1 appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court sustaining the Commonwealth’s preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer. 112 Pa.Cmwlth. 188, 535 A.2d 680. The Appellants initiated this litigation by filing a Petition for Review seeking a declaration that § 14 of the Local Tax Enabling Act (LTEA), 53 P.S. § 6914, and § 302(a)(7) of the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law (HRC), 53 P.S. § l-302(a)(7), were unconstitutional as violative of the Uniformity Clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution (Art. VIII, § 1) and equal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Leonard v. ThornburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. Life Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- F. J. Busse Co. v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. StaleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Annenberg v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- San Van, Inc. v. School District of Derry TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Adams Outdoor Advertising, Ltd. v. Borough of StroudsburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Conley Motor Inns, Inc. v. Township of Penn.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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