Legal Opinion
Lilian v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1976PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
POMEROY, Justice.
This appeal presents the question whether a class action may be maintained when there exists an adequate administrative remedy. We answer in the negative, and will affirm.
The case at bar was commenced by the filing of a complaint in equity in the Commonwealth Court 1 by the named plaintiffs, Eric L. Lilian and Judith Lilian, his wife, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated to compel repayment to them by the defendants, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its then Secretary of Revenue, Robert L. Kane, of portions of sales taxes paid by the…
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