Homestead Borough v. Defense Plant Corp.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

The principal questions' raised on these appeals are (1) whether the Defense Plant Corporation, a Federal instrumentality (hereinafter referred to as the Plant), is subject to a lien under Pennsylvania’s Municipal Lien Act 1 in respect of a tax assessed by a local borough against the Plant’s land, buildings, machinery and equipment and, if so, (2) whether a judgment on a writ of Sci. Fa. to continue the lien of the tax may include interest for delinquency in payment and an attorney’s commission for collection, both as prescribed by Pennsylvania statute.

The Plant…