Legal Opinion
Borough of Homestead v. St. Mary Magdalen Church
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 21, 2002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
The Borough of Homestead (Borough) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that found certain real property owned by St. Mary Magdalen Church and the Diocese of Pittsburgh (collectively Diocese) exempt from taxation under Section 204 of The General County Assessment Law (Law), Act of May 22, 1933, P.L. 853, as amended, 72 P.S. § 5020-204. We affirm.
The property is located in the Borough and, prior to 1987, had been a high school operated by the Diocese. Following the closure of a local steel mill which caused the loss of…
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- In re the Tax Assessment of Real Estate of Greater Erie Economic Development Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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