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KOWENHOVEN v. COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY

901 A.2d 1003 (2006)

Thomas and Katherine KOWENHOVEN, Robert and Michelle Dewitt, and Daniel and Carol Holtgraver, Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY and the Board of Assessment of Allegheny County, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 18, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Silvestri, Esq., for Thomas Kowenhoven, et al.

Michael Henry Wojcik, Esq., Caroline P. Liebenguth, Esq., for Allegheny County.

Isobel Storch, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Allegheny County Board of Assessment.

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

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether equity jurisdiction lies in the common pleas court to address a taxpayer's claim that the manner in which the county adjudicates tax assessment appeals violates constitutional due process guarantees.

I.

This action was commenced when Appellants filed a class-action complaint in the court of common pleas, invoking the court's equitable jurisdiction and naming as defendants...

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