Legal Opinion
F. W. Woolworth Co. Tax Assessment Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 26, 1967No. Appeals, 71PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Cohen,
This is an appeal by F. W. Woolworth Company, lessee, and Liberty Sixth, Inc., owner (taxpayer), with respect to the assessment of their property in the City of Pittsburgh for the triennial period 1960, 1961 and 1962.
Testimony was originally taken before the court below on May 6, 1964. The Board of Property Assessment, Appeals and Review of Allegheny County (Board) introduced the assessment of $1,493,730 and rested. The taxpayers called a real estate broker as an expert witness. He testified that the market value of the property was $975,000; in addition, he…
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