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Lora Jean WILLIAMS; Gregory J. Smith; CVP Management, Inc. d/b/a or t/a City View Pizza; John's Roast Pork, Inc. f/k/a John's Roast Pork; Metro Beverage of Philadelphia, Inc. d/b/a or t/a Metro Beverage ; Day's Beverages, Inc. d/b/a or t/a Day's Beverages; American Beverage Association; Pennsylvania Beverage Association; Philadelphia Beverage Association ; and Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, Petitioners v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and Frank Breslin, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Revenue, Respondents
    Lora Jean Williams; Gregory J. Smith; CVP Management, Inc. d/b/a or t/a City View Pizza; John's Roast Pork, Inc. f/k/a John's Roast Pork; Metro Beverage of Philadelphia, Inc. d/b/a or t/a Metro Beverage ; Day's Beverages, Inc. d/b/a or T/a Day's Beverages; American Beverage Association; Pennsylvania Beverage Association; Philadelphia Beverage Association ; and Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, Petitioners v. City of Philadelphia and Frank Breslin, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Revenue, Respondents
    No. 321 EAL 2017 No. 322 EAL 2017
    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
    January 30, 2018
    ORDER
   PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 30th day of January, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Does the City's Tax violate the Sterling Act, 53 P.S. § 15971, which prohibits Philadelphia from imposing a tax on a transaction or subject that the Commonwealth already taxes?

Justice Dougherty did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.