Legal Opinion
Norris v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 8, 1993No. Nos. 2619 C.D. 1987 and 190 F.R. 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DOYLE, Judge.
John C. Norris has filed a special application for counsel fees and costs expended in his successful challenge of two decisions of the Board of Finance and Revenue (Board).1 The Board had refused to abate penalties assessed against him by the Department of Revenue (Department) because Norris, as the Recorder of Deeds for York County, had failed to transmit certain transfer and writ taxes to the Department. The Board had refused to abate these penalties, even though they had routinely done so for other recorders of deeds. The Department was trying to pressure…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gossman v. Lower Chanceford Township Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Norris v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Daniel J. Miller, Jr. v. United States of America and Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Commonwealth v. BakerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. SmithCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- KIPP Philadelphia Charter Schools v. PA, Department of Education and Pedro A. Rivera, in his official capacity as Secretary of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Smith v. Hemphill, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Chester County2014
- York County v. NorrisCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996