H. C. Frick Coke Co. v. Mount Pleasant Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 223, Oct. T., 1908, by defendants, from decree of C. P. Westmoreland Co., No. 627, on bill in equity in case of H. C. Frick Coke Company v. The Township of Mt. Pleasant and J. A. Porch, collector of taxes of said township. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Doty, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 223, Oct. T., 1908, by defendants, from decree of C. P. Westmoreland Co., No. 627, on bill in equity in case of H. C. Frick Coke Company v. The Township of Mt. Pleasant and J. A. Porch, collector of taxes of said township. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Doty, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a decree as follows: And now, June 27, 1908, this case having been heard on bill, answer and proofs and after argument and due consideration, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the road taxes in Mt. Pleasant township for the year…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Mesteezat,
This bill was filed by the plaintiff to restrain the defendants from collecting road taxes for the year 1907. The prayer of the bill was granted and the defendants have appealed.
The township of Mt. Pleasant, one of the defendants, is a township of the second class. The plaintiff company is the owner of property in the township, the valuation of which for county purposes for the year 1906 had been fixed and adjusted at 12,014,545. As required by law, the road supervisors of the township met in March, 1907, and levied a tax on the taxable property therein for…
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