Legal Opinion
Non-Resident Taxpayers Ass'n of Pa. & NJ v. Murray
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-570PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WEINER, District Judge.
In this case the plaintiffs have launched an attack upon the constitutional validity of a Pennsylvania statute which authorizes the issuance of a writ of capias ad respondendum in suits to recover fines and penalties and upon the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure which have preserved and ratified the utilization of the writ for the specific purpose of actions instituted for the collection of fines and penalties.
By virtue of the Act 1937, June 21, P.L.1982, as amended, 17 P.S. § 61 et seq., the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania determined that:
“Except…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- City of Philadelphia v. KennyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Vail v. QuinlanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Percival v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Vail v. QuinlanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Vail v. QuinlanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975