Legal Opinion
McMaster v. Department of Community Affairs
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 27, 1992No. 1639 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALLADINO, Judge.
James M. McMaster appeals an order of the Department of Community Affairs (Department) which dismissed McMaster’s complaint filed pursuant to the Local Government Unit Debt Act (Debt Act), Act of July 12,1972, P.L. 781, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 6780-101—6780-609.
The facts of this case are as follows. McMaster, a taxpayer of Bensalem Township (Township), Bucks County, filed with the Department a four-count complaint, in the form of a letter, which alleged violations of law by the Township in its enactment of an ordinance authorizing a $5,800,000 bond issue.
Specifically, McMaster…
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