Northampton County v. Easton Passenger Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 292, Jan. T., 1892., by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., Feb. T., 1889, No. 49, for defendant, on case stated. Case stated in the nature of a special verdict for recovery of county taxes. From the case stated it appeared that defendant’s lot and stables, horses, cars and vehicles, had been assessed for county purposes and a tax thereon, amounting to §16.72, had been levied.
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Appeal, No. 292, Jan. T., 1892., by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., Feb. T., 1889, No. 49, for defendant, on case stated. Case stated in the nature of a special verdict for recovery of county taxes. From the case stated it appeared that defendant’s lot and stables, horses, cars and vehicles, had been assessed for county purposes and a tax thereon, amounting to §16.72, had been levied. It was “agreed that the said lot and stables and the said horses, cars and vehicles are used only in and about the business of conveying passengers and produce, according to the defendant’s…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Were we to go outside of the case stated, we might find some difficulty in affirming this judgment. But it is there expressly agreed “ that the said lot and stables, and the said horses, cars and- vehicles are used only in and about the business of conveying passengers and produce, according to the defendant’s corporate powers, and that they are appurtenant, necessary and indispensable therefor.” This agreement, in regard to the facts, clearly brings the case within the ruling in West Chester Gas Company v. The County of Chester, 30 Pa. 232; The County of Erie v. The Western…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coatesville Gas Co. v. County of ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- West Chester Gas Co. v. County of ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
- County of Erie v. Erie & Western Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
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- Conoy Township Supervisors v. York Haven Electric Power Plant Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- City of Philadelphia ex rel. Pugh v. Philadelphia & Reading RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Atlantic Freight Lines, Inc. v. RankinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Andrus v. Shippen TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- City of Easton v. Leeds, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1923
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