In re Sweeley’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Nonetheless, it is clear that the Department of Revenue was statutorily derelict in its duty to act on the Petition for Resettlement within six months, and we must hold that a failure to abide by the terms of the controlling statute constitutes an unreasonable delay as a matter of law. The Fiscal Code nowhere provides any remedy for a lapse by the Department of Revenue to timely perform its functions. We must, therefore, determine what an appropriate remedy should be under the circumstances of this case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Beneficial Finance Consumer Discount Co. v. Commonwealth · 120 Pa. Commw. 504 - BENEFICIAL FIN. CON. DIS. CO. v. Com. of Pa.

2. “It shall be the duty of the department with which the petition was filed, within six (6) months after the date of the receipt of any petition for resettlement, to dispose of such petition”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Beneficial Finance Consumer Discount Co. v. Commonwealth · 120 Pa. Commw. 504 - BENEFICIAL FIN. CON. DIS. CO. v. Com. of Pa.