Case law

Commonwealth v. Brown

551 Pa. 465 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 1998

The jury clearly disbelieved Brown’s version of the events, and credited the testimony of the Commonwealth’s witnesses. … Thus, he was qualified to testify as an expert in this regard, and the prosecutor properly relied on his opinion during his opening statement.

Baird v. Rice

63 Pa. 489 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 18, 1871

At this election the qualified voters of the city cast 51,625 votes for Penn Square, and 32,825 votes for Washington Square; being a majority of 18,800 for Penn Square; thus establishing beyond all question, the unbiassed … established as any ancient fact' can be by evidence, especially as no plan or draught or statement to the contrary has ever been made or suggested in those times or for a long time after.

SWB YANKEES LLC v. Wintermantel

615 Pa. 640 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 29, 2012

According to the court, the request was centered on written concessionaire bids, *648 which readily qualified as “records” per the broad definition provided in the Law. … The court reasoned: Here, we have an authority that was clearly created for the benefit of the people of the Commonwealth, and for the increase of their commerce and prosperity.

Liberto v. Liberto

360 Pa. Super. 284 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 23, 1987

The marriage clearly was irretrievably broken. We are asked nevertheless to hold it improper to grant a divorce pursuant to Section 201(d) without first ordering counseling when a party requests it. … Rather the evidentiary hearing conducted by the lower court establishes that the entire course of dealing between the parties since August 1982 contained little or no efforts by either party to preserve the marriage.

Davis v. Pennzoil Co.

438 Pa. 194 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 22, 1970

South Penn’s leading the way, from time to time, in continually advancing the market price of its shares consistent with the circumstances as mentioned, will be beneficial to the company in many ways, especially in establishing … This language, however, is extremely general and cannot detract from the very specific references to proposed conduct clearly violative of §9a(2).

Behers v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

577 Pa. 55 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 17, 2004

The referee reasoned that a work stoppage would constitute a lock-out, and thereby qualify the employees for unemployment compensation benefits, only if “the employees offered to continue working for a reasonable time under … Clearly, this is not the case. The expired agreements provide for voluntary overtime work which the individual employees were free to accept or decline.

Commonwealth v. Revere

585 Pa. 262 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 28, 2005

In the majority’s view, appellant “misread” Lovette as establishing such a per se rule. … However, the Court did not purport to establish a broader rule than that commanded by these facts.

Herster v. Herster

122 Pa. 239 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 1889

judge inferred from the opinion of this court delivered when this case was here before, that such declarations were deemed proper evidence of undue influence, we cannot say; of one thing we are certain, that the failure to qualify … Under these circumstances the burden of proving undue influence is clearly upon those who allege it.

Lessee of Snyder v. Snyder

6 Binn. 483 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 1814

This also will appear to be clearly right, when the circumstances are explained. … Why did the register himself make the memorandum on the inventory, that it was taken and appraised 19th May 1787, by Sxvineford and Weyrick duly qualified for that purpose?

Commonwealth v. Robin

421 Pa. 70 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 22, 1966

It has been well observed that such utterances are no essential part of any exposition of ideas, and are of such slight'social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed … qualifies for legal guardianship if it possesses the slightest literary value.

Commonwealth v. Brinkley

505 Pa. 442 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 1984

It was also established that Mr. Haag had been killed by an unusual .38 caliber copper-coated bullet. … The record clearly shows that these remarks were made in response to defense counsel’s suggestion that the eyewitness account of Adrienne Williams — that she thought the victim began to chase appellant after being shot —

In Re: Amendment of Rules 4001-4016 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 9, 2016

(B) Because complete and verbatim notes of testimony and transcripts are integral to the official record of court proceedings, it is the policy of the Unified Judicial System to ensure that (1) qualified court … Procedures for waiving or reducing transcripts costs must be published by the court and clearly communicated to litigants.

Commonwealth v. Yale, E., Aplt.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 29, 2021

He or she “must clearly articulate how that evidence fits into a chain of logical inferences, no link of which may be the inference that the defendant has the propensity to commit … relaxed similarity standard to an identity-based theory of admissibility, like the trial court, I find the similarity between Thompson’s prior bad acts and the crimes with which Appellant was charged to be too generic to qualify

Szabo, S. v. PennDOT, Aplt.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 20, 2019

This statement clearly implies Szabos believed they owned parcels 1 and 9 before they hired a surveyor. … I would decline to expand the range of circumstances establishing a de facto taking to include unsubstantiated averments of mistake on the face of plans attached to a declaration of taking which clearly set forth the parcels

Haller v. COM., DEPT. OF REVENUE

556 Pa. 289 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 21, 1999

Clause of the United States Constitution. 2 Appellees are taxpayers who publish and purchase books that do not qualify for the tax exemption. 3 Appellees institut *291 ed this action in Commonwealth Court against the Pennsylvania … Thus, a majority of the Court in Texas Monthly clearly recognized that tax exemptions that include religious organizations must have an overarching secular purpose that equally benefits similarly situated nonreligious organizations

In Re: Amendment of Rules 4001-4016 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Aug 12, 2016

(B) Because complete and verbatim notes of testimony and transcripts are integral to the official record of court proceedings, it is the policy of the Unified Judicial System to ensure that (1) qualified court … Procedures for waiving or reducing transcripts costs must be published by the court and clearly communicated to litigants.

Leventhal v. City of Philadelphia

518 Pa. 233 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 24, 1988

The principles which govern analysis of the claims asserted here are well established. … The record clearly demonstrates that the restriction of the Act to first class cities was a proper and rational exercise of legislative judgment.

Potter Title & Trust Co. v. Knox

381 Pa. 202 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 18, 1955

It is to me incomprehensible how this Court can immunize from monetary damages a person who sets in motion the forces of disorder which *214 defy law, social discipline and the courts themselves. … It is because Allen was an aggressor, following the exhortation of his employer, that liability here is established. Entering a nonsuit is serious business.

Commonwealth v. Murphy

346 Pa. Super. 438 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 18, 1985

It is, in my view, clearly inadmissible under Commonwealth v. Fortune, supra . … Sharon Joyce's testimony as to what she had earlier said to her husband was clearly hearsay as to the victim, Thomas Joyce.

Sweeney v. Tucker

473 Pa. 493 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 8, 1977

McCormack, supra, when it stated: “[N]o prior case has held that Members of Congress would be immune if they executed an invalid resolution themselves . . … Form of bills No bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title, except a general appropriation bill or a bill codifying or compiling the law or a part thereof. § 4.