Legal Opinion
Lal v. West Chester Area School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 18, 1983No. 12 T.D. 1982PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
In this original jurisdiction matter, West Chester Area School District and the Commonwealth of Penn*238sylvania have filed preliminary objections to Amrit Lai’s complaint, which alleges procedural defects in the implementation of the school district’s tax and challenges the constitutionality of .the Pennsylvania system of school financing which primarily relies on local tax revenues.
In 1977, Amrit Lai owned a tax parcel numbered 66-2-37, containing five acres, two dwellings and a building, assessed at $21,030, in Thornbury Township. Lai resided in West .Chester.
That year,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Deitch Co. v. Board of Property AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Borough of Green Tree v. Board of Property Assessments, Appeals & ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Lynch v. Owen J. Roberts School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Danson v. CaseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Shenango Valley Osteopathic Hospital v. Department of Health of CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- LCN Real Estate, Inc. v. Borough of WyomingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Lawrence G. Spielvogel, Inc. v. Township of CheltenhamCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. v. WilliamsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Fiore v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Lal v. West Chester Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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