Philadelphia v. Merritt

Citations

• 29 Pa. Super. 433
• 1904 Pa. Super. LEXIS 393

Syllabus

<p>Taxation — Tax claims — Notice—Act of March 23, 1866, P. L. 303.</p> <p>The Act of March 23, 1866, P. L. 303, does not apply to registered taxes, the general taxes and levies. It applies only to municipal claims.</p> <p>Where the city of Philadelphia has .complied with the provisions of .the Acts of March 14, 1865, P. L. 320, and March 29, 1867, P. L. 600, by causing the original writ of scire facias sur municipal claim for taxes to be personally served upon the registered owner in .the manner required in case of a summons, it is not bound to inquire whether such registered owner had good title. Service upon the registered owner is all that the statute required.</p>