FERRIER’S APPEAL, 314 Pa. 133 (1934)

170 A. 267

Ferrier’s Appeal.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.January 2, 1934.
January 30, 1934.

Westbury Apartments, Inc., Appeal, 314 Pa. 130, and 222 S. Nineteenth Street Corporation Appeal, 314 Pa. 132, followed.

Argued January 2, 1934.

Before FRAZER, C. J., SIMPSON, KEPHART, SCHAFFER, MAXEY, DREW and LINN, JJ.

Appeal, No. 384, Jan. T., 1933, by William G. Ferrier, from decree of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1932, No. 2162, in appeal of William G. Ferrier from Board of Revision of Taxes. Affirmed.

Appeal from assessment of taxes. Before DAVIS, P. J.

The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.

Assessment reduced to $397,184, from $418,000. William G. Ferrier appealed.

Error assigned, inter alia, was decree, quoting record.

Milton A. Kamsler, with him Joseph First, of Sundheim, Folz Sundheim, for appellant.

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Theodore F. Jenkins, Solicitor for School District, Mayne R. Longstreth, Assistant City Solicitor, and David J. Smyth, City Solicitor, for appellee, submitted paper books.

PER CURIAM, January 30, 1934:

The premises, No. 900 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, a four story office building, 34 x 230 feet, was assessed for the tax year 1932, at $418,000. The court below, upon appeal from the board of revision of taxes, after hearing several experts produced by the property owner and the city, determined that the market value of this building and land was $397,184; it reduced the assessment to that amount.

The case is affirmed for the reasons given in Appeal of Westbury Apartments, Inc., 314 Pa. 130, and Appeal of 222 S. Nineteenth Street Corporation, 314 Pa. 132.

Decree affirmed at the cost of appellant.