Legal Opinion
Moon Township Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 27, 1956No. Appeals, 210 and 211PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,
The problem here relates to the taxability of certain portions of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport. The Board of Property Assessment, Appeals and Beview of Allegheny County assessed the property of the Airport for the year 1953 at a total of $12,913,139, of which $5,-451,849 was allocated to land and $7,461,290 to buildings, all of which was placed by the Board in the tax exempt column. The Township of Moon, in which 930 of the 1540 acres of the Airport are located, and the Moon Schools Union School District, appealed to the Court of Common Pleas from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Commonwealth State Emp. Ret. System v. Dau. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Dougherty, Tr. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Philadelphia v. BarberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- West View Borough Municipal Authority AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Tax Exemption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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