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TPS. OF SPRINGDALE AND WILKINS v. MOWOD

474 Pa. 82 (1977)

376 A.2d 983

The TOWNSHIPS OF SPRINGDALE AND WILKINS, political subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. George J. MOWOD, Secretary of Revenue, Robert P. Casey, Auditor General, Robert P. Kane, Attorney General, and Grace M. Sloan, State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 3, 1977.

Reargument Denied July 5, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin R. Shuster, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Craig R. Burgraff, Deputy Counsel, Dept. of Auditor Gen., Harrisburg, for appellants.

F.E. Conflenti, Cauley, Birsic & Conflenti, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellees, Springfield and Wilkins Townships, brought this class action1 in equity to compel appellants, certain Commonwealth officials,2 to distribute to local taxing authorities $30,506,545.00 collected in June 1970 pursuant to the Public Utility Realty Tax Act (PURTA).3 The Commonwealth...

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