Legal Opinion

Delaware County v. City of Philadelphia

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 29, 1993PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PALLADINO, Judge.

Delaware County, Tinicum Township, and Interboro School District (collectively, Defendants) appeal three companion orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) overruling Defendants’ preliminary objections to a complaint in equity filed by the City of Philadelphia (City). 1 We reverse and dismiss the City’s complaint.

The dispute underlying this appeal concerns Defendants’ taxation of real property at the Philadelphia International Airport (Airport). The City owns and operates the Airport, which is located partly in Philadelphia County and partly in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Arsenal Coal Co. v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental ResourcesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Dickens v. HornerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Vespaziani v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Dickens v. Upper Chichester TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. In re Mausoleum Construction Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. H.R. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. R.A.J. Smith v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Borough of Latrobe v. PohlandCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. and Solid Waste Services, Inc. d/b/a J.P. Mascaro & Sons v. Monroe County Municipal Waste Management AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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