GARRETT v. BAMFORD

No. 75-1811.

538 F.2d 63 (1976)

Donald F. GARRETT et al., Appellants, v. James B. BAMFORD, Chairman, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold E. Kohn, Stuart H. Savett, Donald L. Weinberg, Atty., Carole A. Broderick, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

C. Wilson Austin, Austin, Speicher, Boland, Connor & Giorgi, Joseph E. DeSantis, McGavin, DeSantis & Koch, Reading, Pa., for appellees.

Before GIBBONS, FORMAN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

Black and poor residents in urban areas across the country have evinced in recent years a growing concern that property tax assessments discriminate against them.1 Litigation against this discrimination has been notably unsuccessful, primarily due to the bar of the federal Tax Injunction Act of 1937.2 See, e. g., Bland v. McHann, 463...

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