BENEDICTINE SISTERS v. FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD


844 A.2d 86 (2004)

BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF PITTSBURGH, PA, v. FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS and Fayette County, Appellants.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Cupp, Jr., Uniontown, for appellants.

Matt A. Jarrell, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

BEFORE: PELLEGRINI, J., LEAVITT, J., and JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT.

The County of Fayette (County) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County (trial court) granting a real estate tax exemption to the Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh (Benedictine Sisters) for property they used for religious retreats. The trial court held that the property was used as a place of regularly stated religious worship and, as such, was exempt from taxation.

The property in question is located...

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