Townships of Springdale & Wilkins v. Mowod

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

[I] Appellees, Springfield and Wilkins Townships, brought this class action 1 in equity to compel appellants, certain Commonwealth officials, 2 to distribute to local taxing authorities $30,506,545.00 collected in June 1970 pursuant to the Public Utility Realty Tax Act (PURTA). 3 The Commonwealth Court held that the failure to distribute these funds to local taxing authorities violated Pa.Const. Article VIII, section 4, and ordered appellants to make an accounting of these funds and notify each local taxing authority of its right to a share of the…