Legal Opinion
Murtagh v. County of Berks
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 10, 1993No. 34 M.D. Appeal Docket 1992PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAHERTY, Justice.
Merry J. Murtagh and other taxpayers appeal an order of Commonwealth Court reversing an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County and remanding with instructions to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 144 Pa.Cmwlth. 624, 601 A.2d 1352. The trial court had concluded that it had subject matter jurisdiction over a class action brought by the taxpayers against the County of Berks and other local government units under 42 U.S.C. § 19831 challenging the constitutionality of the manner in which property is assessed for real estate tax purposes.
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