Legal Opinion
In re Petition to Establish an Independent School District for Property Situate in Jefferson Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 9, 2013PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Petitioners own 22 contiguous parcels of real property in Jefferson Township that are located in the Somerset Area School District. They have filed a petition to establish an independent school district for purposes of transferring their properties to the Rockwood Area School District. The trial court dismissed their petition because it concluded that most of those signing it were not eligible to do so. They all owned property and paid taxes to the Somerset Area School District. However, they were not all legally domiciled at their Jefferson Township properties, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Birth Center v. St. Paul Companies, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Fletcher v. Pennsylvania Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- In Re Establishment of Independent School District Consisting of the Borough of WheatlandCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In Re Formation of Independent School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- In Re Establishment of Independent School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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