Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1958

Pittsburgh v. Smith

Pittsburgh v. Smith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided November 25, 1958 · Cohen, Jones, Jonhs, Musmanno
394 Pa. 143; 146 A.2d 145

Pittsburgh v. Smith

Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

The Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acting as a statutory liquidator of an insolvent insurance company is not a “public authority” within the meaning'of'the ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh which excludes “public authorities”; and hence, a transfer of real estate made by him as the statutory liquidator is not excluded from taxation under that ordinance imposing a real estate transfer tax.

Affirmed.

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