Joyce v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

Per Curiam,

The Allegheny County Common Pleas Court granted" the Commonwealth’s request for declaratory judgment against the .Allegheny County Prothonotary ’s practice of assessing poundage fees on eminent domain compensation funds deposited in his office by the Commonwealth. Prothonotary John P. Joyce appeals to this Court.

The central contention by Joyce is that the authorization for the charge of poundage fees provided in Section 21042(11) of the Second Class County Prothonotary Fee Act, 42 Pa. C. S. §21042(11), supersedes the bar on charges against eminent domain funds contained in Section…