Legal Opinion
Gitney v. Berks County Board of Assessment Appeals
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 23, 1993No. 1537 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Joseph W. Gitney and Kathy L. Jackson appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (common pleas court) assessing the property they purchased in 1986 for $44,000 at an assessment value of $4,000 for the year 1987 and $3,680 for the year 1988.
Gitney and Jackson purchased the property at 325 E. Third Street in Boyertown on February 28, 1986, for the sum of $44,000. At the time they purchased the property, the as sessed value was $2,400. On August 29, 1986, however, the property was reassessed to an assessed value of $4,400, effective January 1, 1987. Gitney and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Deitch Co. v. Board of Property AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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- Albarano v. Board of Assessment & Revision of Taxes & AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- City of Wilkes-Barre Industrial Development Authority v. Board of Tax Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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