CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOL DIST. v. MATHEWS


705 A.2d 473 (1997)

CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT and the City of Chester, Appellants, v. John MATHEWS and Boeing Helicopters.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Corujo, Media, for appellants.

Christopher R. Mattox, Media, for appellee, John Mathews.

Before DOYLE and SMITH, JJ., and LORD, Senior Judge.


DOYLE, Judge.

Chester Upland School District and the City of Chester (collectively referred to as Chester) appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, which denied their petition for entry of judgment.

The appeal presents the issue of whether a municipal creditor may garnish the wages of a property owner for delinquent real estates taxes which have been reduced to judgment. The issue specifically focuses on the conflict—or at least...

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