Legal Opinion
Murtagh v. County of Berks
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 24, 1998No. 1941 C.D. 1997PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
Mary J. Murtagh et al. (Taxpayers) appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court) dated June 12, 1997 which granted the motion of the County of Berks (County) and the Berks County Board of Assessment Appeals (Board) for judgment on the pleadings. The order also dismissed with prejudice Taxpayers’ amended complaint seeking monetary damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Section 1988). We affirm. 1
The factual and extensive procedural history of this case may be summarized as follows. Taxpayers, representing a class of recent purchasers of real…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Fair Assessment in Real Estate Assn., Inc. v. McNarySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Board of Property AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. WareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Murtagh v. County of BerksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Kowenhoven v. County of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Beattie v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Jordan v. Fayette County Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Dunn v. Board of Property AssessmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- General Motors Corp. v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
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