Opinion

Kungsgaten, Inc. v. Philadelphia

  • 422 Pa. 209
  • 220 A.2d 803
  • 1966 Pa. LEXIS 547
Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
Jun 24, 1966
Status
Published
On the bench
Bell, Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts
Cited by
9 cases
Authority
More cited than 86.2%

The opinion

Opinion

Per Curiam,

This appeal arises out of an assessment of appellee, Kungsgaten, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, by the City of Philadelphia for amounts alleged to have been due under the Philadelphia Mercantile License Tax. Philadelphia Code 19-1003. The assessment was sustained by the Philadelphia Tax Review Board and Kungsgaten appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which reversed the board and set aside the assessment. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed.

Kungsgaten, Inc. v. Philadelphia,

206 Pa. Superior Ct. 343 , 213 A. 2d 90 (1965). We allowed the petition of the City of Philadelphia for allocatur.

The essential facts are not in dispute and are set forth in the opinion of the Superior Court. We are of the view that the disposition of this appeal is controlled by our decisions in

Shelburne Sportswear, Inc. v. Philadelphia,

422 Pa. 199 , 220 A. 2d 798 (1966), decided today, and

Tax Review Board v. Brine,

414 Pa. 488 , 200 A. 2d 883 (1964). Under those decisions, the

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tax was properly imposed and the court of common pleas erred in setting aside the assessment. Accordingly, its decision may not be permitted to stand.

The order of the Superior Court is reversed.

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