Legal Opinion
Woodward v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 19, 1938No. 447; 109, Miscellaneous Docket, 7PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Chief Justice Kepi-iaet,
Plaintiff, as a taxpayer and on behalf of other tax- . payers, has been granted leave to file a bill in equity in this Court, and we have assumed original jurisdiction in the matter, involving the finances of the City of Philadelphia.
The purpose of the bill is to secure a decision from this Court interpreting issues arising under Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Article XVII, of the City Charter Act of June 25, 1919, P. L. 581. The plaintiff avers that under this Article the defendant City Controller does not have any authority to estimate for the Council of the…
2Cited by13 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bishop v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Walsh v. Philadelphia School DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- White v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Employers' Fire Insurance v. Taxation Division DirectorNew Jersey Tax Court · 1983
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