Legal Opinion
Mars Area School District v. United Presbyterian Women's Ass'n of North America
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1998No. 33 & 34 W.D. Appeal Docket 1998PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by allowance from an order of Commonwealth Court which affirmed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County. The court of common pleas, reversing a determination by the Board of Assessment Appeals of Butler County, held that the United Presbyterian Women’s Association of North America (UPWA) is entitled to a charitable exemption from real estate tax for a facility that it owns *326and operates, the Mars Home for Youth (MHY). The Mars Area School District, appellant, challenges the facility’s tax-exempt status.
MHY is a…
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