ENGLES FOOTBALL CLUB, INC. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA


823 A.2d 108 (2003)

The PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FOOTBALL CLUB, INC., Appellant, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 25, 2003.

Reargument Denied June 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Aaron Schulder, Joseph C. Bright, Philadelphia, Kevin Jon Moody, Harrisburg, for The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc.

Joseph Anthony Sullivan, Jonathan Steven Liss, Stewart M. Weintraub, for Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Amicus Curiae.

Lee Allen Zoeller, Philadelphia, for Committee on State Taxation.

Frank Paiva, for City of Philadelphia.

Before CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and LAMB, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice NIGRO.

Appellant, the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc. ("Football Club"), seeks relief from assessment of the Business Privilege Tax ("BPT") imposed by Appellee, the City of Philadelphia ("City"). We agree with the Commonwealth Court below that the Football Club's media receipts arising from the television broadcast of football games were subject...

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