Legal Opinion
Lower Merion School District v. Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 6, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, President Judge.
The Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals (board) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County granting a petition for a writ of prohibition, mandamus, or equitable and declarative relief filed by the Lower Merion School District and the Township of Lower Merion (taxing authorities). The order prohibited the board from proceeding with hearings, consideration, and decisions of any kind in two class action tax assessment appeals cases raising issues relating to alleged illegal spot reassessments.
The board presents the following issues on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lyness v. Com., State Bd. of MedicineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Carpentertown Coal & Coke Co. v. LairdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. JeromeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. ButzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Akron Borough v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Kaminski v. Montgomery County Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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- Glenn's Dairy, Inc. v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996