Legal Opinion
Westbury Apartments, Inc., Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 2, 1934No. Appeal, 350PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The premises at 1435-37 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, a nineteen story apartment building, was assessed for taxation at $940,000 for 1932. The property owner appealed to the court below and that court found from disputed evidence that the market value of the premises was $884,000 and this was approved by the court in banc.
In an appeal from an assessment for taxes, the findings of fact of the court below have great force, and these findings will not be set aside unless clear error is made to appear: Rockhill Iron & Coal Co. v. Fulton County, 204 Pa. 44. While the weight of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pennsylvania Stave Company's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.'s AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- Rockhill Iron & Coal Co. v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Thompson's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
3Cited by39 opinions
- Buhl Foundation v. Board of Property Assessment, Appeals & ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Suermann v. Hadley, Treas. (White)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Green v. Schuylkill County Board of Assessment AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Park Drive Manor, Inc. Tax Assessment CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. CommissionersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
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