Legal Opinion
Reading Municipal Airport Authority v. Schuylkill Valley School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 17, 1972No. Appeal, No. 791 C.D. 1971PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
The Reading Municipal Airport Authority, a municipal authority created by the City of Reading to manage the City’s airport, borrowed from a bank money with which it purchased two steel buildings containing a total of 16 T-hangars.1 It leased the buildings to Reading Aviation Service, a business corporation of the State of Delaware. Reading Aviation Service in turn leases the 16 T-hangars to owners of aircraft based at the airport.
The issue is whether the two buildings are entitled to exemption from local taxation. The Board of Assessment and Revision of Taxes and the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Moon Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- West View Borough Municipal Authority AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Pittsburgh Public Parking Authority v. Board of Property Assessment, Appeals & ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Lutheran Home at Topton, Pa. Tax Ap.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Wesleyville Borough v. Erie County Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- May Department Stores Co. v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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