Legal Opinion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1989 v. Indiana County Board of Assessment Appeals
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 1, 2008No. 22 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1989 (‘VFW Post 1989”) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County (“trial court”) holding that certain real property owned by VFW Post 1989 and used as a public golf course is not tax exempt. In doing so, the trial court affirmed the decision of the Indiana County Board of Assessment Appeals (“Board”). In this appeal, we consider whether VFW Post 1989’s use and occupancy of the subject property was sufficiently connected to its charitable purpose to qualify for an exemption under applicable constitutional and…
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