Legal Opinion
Bell v. Berks County Tax Claim Bureau
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 23, 2003PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Rebecca L. Bell and Richard M. Bell, III (Bells) appeal the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court) that denied their tax appeal. In doing so, the trial court affirmed the decision of the Berks County Tax Claim Bureau (Bureau) to disallow the Bells’ exceptions to a real estate tax that they claim had been discharged by the judicial sale at which they purchased the real estate in question. 1
The relevant facts are not in dispute. At a judicial tax sale 2 held on September 29, 2000, the Bells purchased a property at 40 Old River Road (Property) in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth v. PiperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. Allied Building Credits, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Plank v. Monroe County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- In re Tax Claim Bureau of Northampton CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by13 opinions
- City of Allentown v. KauthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Pacella v. Washington County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- In Re: Balaji Investments, LLC, and Savana Properties, LLCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Pennsylvania Land Title Ass'n v. East Stroudsburg Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Masalehdan v. Allegheny County Board of Property Assessment, Appeals & ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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