Prichard v. Willistown Township School District

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

This appeal involves the constitutionality of Section 677.1 of the School Code of 1949 1 which provides for the reassessment of property after the regular assessment period has passed.

In April 1955, Edwin C. Prichard (appellee) acquired title to certain unimproved lots of land situated in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pa., a fourth class county. In December 1955, appellee began the construction of a residential building on each of four of said lots, all of which buildings were substantially completed on June 1, 1956. On that date the district…