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Cnty. of Northumberland v. Twp. of Coal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 2, 2023
297 A.3d 399 (Pa. 2023)

Opinion

No. 17 MAL 2023

05-02-2023

COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND, Respondent v. TOWNSHIP OF COAL, Petitioner


ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW , this 2nd day of May, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED , LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are:

(1) Is compliance with the Refund Act's unambiguous, statutorily-dictated procedures both mandatory and the exclusive means of pursuing refunds of allegedly "excessive fees" charged by political subdivisions, or can refunds be obtained by a claimant's employing alternative "procedures" not legislatively authorized by the General Assembly?

(2) Did the Commonwealth Court's unreported decision below implicitly "overrule" case law holding the Refund Act's statutory procedures are mandatory and should be "narrowly construed," see Stranahan v. County of Mercer , 697 A.2d 1049, 1053 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1997), and create alternative procedures which were previously unavailable under the Refund Act?


Summaries of

Cnty. of Northumberland v. Twp. of Coal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 2, 2023
297 A.3d 399 (Pa. 2023)
Case details for

Cnty. of Northumberland v. Twp. of Coal

Case Details

Full title:COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND, Respondent v. TOWNSHIP OF COAL, Petitioner

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: May 2, 2023

Citations

297 A.3d 399 (Pa. 2023)