1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Pa.
  4. 507 Pa.
  5. 507 Pa. 317 (1985)
 

LEONARD v. THORNBURGH

507 Pa. 317 (1985)

489 A.2d 1349

Thomas A. LEONARD, et al., Appellee, v. Richard L. THORNBURGH, Governor, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Maura A. Johnston, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dauphin Co., Barbara W. Mather, Janet Stern Holcombe, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Barbara W. Mather, Philadelphia, for City of Philadelphia at No. 94.

Maura A. Johnston, Deputy Atty. Gen., at No. 95.

Charles W. Bowser, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae City Council.

Thomas A. Leonard, James P. Leonard, Steven L. Friedman, Philadelphia, for Kathleen Leonard.

Edmunds J. Brokans, Elizabeth A. Read, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae Non-Resident Taxpayers.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court which declared unconstitutional Section 359(b) of the Tax Reform Code of 1971, 72 P.S. § 7359(b) (Supp.1984), known as the Philadelphia Non-Resident Wage Tax Cap, and Philadelphia Ordinance No. 1716. Leonard v. Thornburgh, 83 Pa.Commw. 1, 477 A.2d 577 (1984). The Non-Resident Wage Tax Cap limits to 4 5/16...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases