Legal Opinion
Brown v. Barnes Real Estate Co.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 26, 1979No. Appeal, 73 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
This action to quiet title, as to a tax sale property, involves so much confusion in the record, the lower court opinion and the briefs, as to the identity of the proper plaintiff-owner, that we have been able to determine the correct history only with considerable difficulty.
On September 13, 1976, the Tax Claim Bureau of Washington County (Bureau) held a sale for delinquent 1974 taxes on property assessed in the name of a decedent, Susan Cathcart. She had died on January 19, 1975, and probate of her will resulted in a final decree and distribution of Orphans’ Court on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ross AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- In re Return of Tax Sale by Indiana County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Grace Building Co. v. ClouserCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Wheatcroft v. SchmidCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Hicks v. OchCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Tracy v. County of Chester, Tax Claim BureauSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Casanta v. Clearfield County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- In re Upset Sale, Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Thomas v. Montgomery County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Area Homes, Inc. v. Harbucks, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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