Legal Opinion
Susquehanna County Commissioners v. Montrose Bible Conference
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 21, 2016No. 833 C.D. 2015PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Senior Judge ROCHELLE S. FRIEDMAN.
The Susquehanna County Commissioners (County) appeal from the May 11, 2015, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County (trial court) in which the trial court determined that Montrose Bible Conference (MBC) was not subject to the County's amended hotel room rental tax (hotel tax) under Ordinance No. 2008-01 (Ordinance). 1 We affirm.
MBC is a religious organization that operates Christian retreats on its property. MBC holds a variety of events throughout the year, including bible conferences, youth and teen camps, religious concerts, and…
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