Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Northumberland County Commissioners

Decided January 3, 1911. John P. Elkin wrote the opinion for the court.

229 Pa. 460 · Cited 53 times

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• Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.'s Assessment · 225 Pa. 272

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