POWELL v. SHEPARD


381 Pa. 405 (1955)

Powell v. Shepard, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 18, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Friedman, Deputy Attorney General, with him Colbert C. McClain, Special Counsel, and Herbert B. Cohen, Attorney General, for appellant.

William T. Coleman, Jr., with him Aaron M. Fine, Harry A. Kalish and Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Green, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE JONES, April 18, 1955:

This appeal brings up for review the order of the court below taking jurisdiction of a mandamus action involving the commissioner of records of the City of Philadelphia in his capacity as agent of the Secretary of Revenue of the Commonwealth for the collection of the State realty transfer tax.

The plaintiff filed her complaint in the court below in an effort to compel the...

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