Legal Opinion
City of Washington v. Board of Assessment Appeals
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 1997No. 48 W.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*180 OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by allowance from an order of the Commonwealth Court which reversed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County. The court of common pleas had reversed determinations of the Board of Assessment Appeals of Washington County that eighty-seven properties owned by Washington & Jefferson College (W & J) were exempt from real estate tax. The City of Washington, appellant, challenges W & J’s tax-exempt status.
W & J is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, four-year liberal arts college in Washington County. It claims…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hospital Utilization Project v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Donohugh v. Library Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
- Hill School Tax Exemption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Episcopal Academy v. Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Presbyterian Homes Tax Exemption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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