Legal Opinion
In re Appeal of Community General Hospital
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 26, 1998No. 1907 C.D. 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Community General Hospital (Community) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, which affirmed a decision of the Berks County Board of Assessment discontinuing the hospital’s charitable exemption from the real estate tax.
FACTUAL HISTORY
History and Corporate Structure of Community
In 1888, a group of homeopathic physicians were operating a free dispensary in Reading, Pennsylvania. The physicians applied for a charter and a hospital was incorporated as the Homeopathic Medical and Surgical Hospital. The hospital’s name was changed in 1943 to Community General…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- West Allegheny Hospital v. Board of Property Assessment, Appeals & ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- School District v. Hamot Medical CenterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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