Legal Opinion
Behe v. Chester County Board of Assessment Appeals
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 23, 1991No. 91-1541PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal, we affirm the District Court’s order which dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction the action brought by appellant homeowners against the County of Chester Board of Assessment Appeals. Because we conclude that the Tax Injunction Act bars federal jurisdiction over the homeowners claims, we affirm.
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The plaintiffs in this case, owners of recently built homes in Chester County, Pa. (“Homeowners ”), brought a § 1983 suit in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleging that Chester County and its Board of…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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