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  • Barbour v. Wiehle

    116 Pa. 308 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 9, 1887

    Barbour, was on the 13th July, 1874, executed by Edward Browning, then the holder of the mortgage, and delivered to Solomon Wilde; but the release was never recorded. . … St. 209; Houseman v. Girard B. & L. Association, 81 Penn. St. 256; Bigley v. Jones, 17 Pittsb. L. J. 140. The judgment is affirmed.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth Ex Rel. Tokach v. Tokach

    326 Pa. Super. 359 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 2, 1984

    Appellant relies upon the decisions in Brown v. Hall, 495 Pa. 635 , 435 A.2d 859 (1981) and Millstein v. … See Millstein v. Millstein, 311 Pa.Super. at 506 , 457 A.2d at 1296 (“... we agree that Brown does imply that a separation agreement that has merged into an order will not be given effect.”)

    Overruled in part by D'Huy v. D'Huy, 390 Pa. Super. 509 (1990)Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Browne v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.

    581 Pa. 681 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Nov 30, 2004

    863 A.2d 1149 (2004) BROWNE v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.; IN RE BROWNE. No. 240 MAL (2004). Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. November 30, 2004. Disposition of petition for allowance of appeal. Denied.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Boyer ex rel. Boyer v. Fulmer

    176 Pa. 282 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 15, 1896

    Justice Green, The learned court below ruled this case upon the authority of Timlin v. Brown, 158 Pa. 606 . … The same doctrine was affirmed in the case of McCahan v. Wharton, 121 Pa. 424 . In Timlin v. Brown there was an absolute engagement to pay a royalty on 10,000 bushels each year.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Leatherbury

    390 Pa. Super. 558 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 1990

    Commonwealth v. Pyle, supra; Commonwealth v. Brown, 332 Pa.Super. 35 , 480 A.2d 1171 (1984). … Commonwealth v. Pyle, supra; Commonwealth v. Brown, supra. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Devergilius v. Devergilius

    329 Pa. Super. 434 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 1984

    See: Emrick v. Emrick, 445 Pa. 428 , 284 A.2d 682 (1971); Brown v. Brown, *437 327 Pa.Super. 51 , 474 A.2d 1168 (1984); Lederer v. Lederer, 291 Pa.Super. 22 , 435 A.2d 199 (1981); Commonwealth ex rel. Grallnick v. … Brown v. Weidner, 208 Pa.Super. 114 , 220 A.2d 382 (1966); Commonwealth ex rel. Rice v. Rice, 206 Pa.Super. 393 , 213 A.2d 179 (1965); Commonwealth ex rel. Ulmer v. Sommerville, 200 Pa.Super. 640 , 190 A.2d 182 (1963).

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • St. Clair Area Education Ass'n v. St. Clair Area School District

    525 Pa. 236 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 1990

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Poindexter v. Commonwealth

    568 Pa. 598 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 17, 2002

    This action in mandamus is REMANDED for consideration of the merits of appellant’s ex post facto claim in accordance with Coady v. Vaughn, 564 Pa. 604 , 770 A.2d 287 (2001).

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Ddp Contracting Inc. v. Workers Compensation Appeal Bd.(mora)

    573 Pa. 424 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 23, 2003

    The order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED and the matter is REMANDED to the Commonwealth Court for reconsideration in light of this Court’s recent decision in Reinforced Earth Co. v. … Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Astudillo), 570 Pa.464, 810 *425 A.2d 99 (2002). Petitioners’ Application for Relief is DENIED. Justice SAYLOR files a dissenting statement.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Drum v. Shaull Equipment & Supply Co.

    565 Pa. 176 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 11, 2001

    ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 11th day of May, 2001, the petition for allowance of appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED to the issue of whether the Superior Court’s analysis was in accord with the standard enunciated in Harman v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Devereux Foundation, Inc., Zoning Case

    351 Pa. 478 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 10, 1945

    See National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., 301 U. S. 1, 30 , and cases there cited. Under our Statutory Construction Act of May 28, 193T, P. … Perelman v. Yeadon Borough Board of Adjustment, 144 Pa. Superior Ct. 5, 11 , 18 A. 2d 438 .

    Cited 92 timesPublished
  • Gorsline v. Bd. of Supervisors of Fairfield Twp.

    186 A.3d 375 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 1, 2018

    As we previously explained in Robinson Twp. v. … See Buckwalter v. Borough of Phoenixville, 985 A.2d 728, 730 (Pa. 2009).

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Blakeney

    631 Pa. 1 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 29, 2014

    Brown, 872 A.2d at 1155-56 (claim respecting competence to stand trial not subject to PCRA waiver); see also Commonwealth v. … . -, 92 A.3d 708, 718 (2014); Commonwealth v. Fears, — Pa. -, 86 A.3d 795, 813 (2014); Commonwealth v. Sepulveda, 618 Pa. 262 , 55 A.3d 1108, 1120 (2012); and Commonwealth v.

    Cited 395 timesPublished
  • Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Jerome

    478 Pa. 484 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 1978

    On May 12, 1977, Equitable Publishing filed a motion to vacate the orders of Judge Brown in Commonwealth v. Phillips. … Brown, Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County and presiding judge over pre-trial motions in Commonwealth v. Phillips, No. 5060-76, Montgomery County.

    Cited 84 timesPublished
  • Giffin v. South West Pennsylvania Pipe Lines

    172 Pa. 580 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 6, 1896

    In Mather v. … There are many other cases to the same effect: Brown v. Caldwell, 10 S. & R. 114; Lewis v. Robinson, 10 Watts, 338; Lehman v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Masterson v. Masterson

    5 Rawle 137 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 1835

    Brown, 2 Watts, 209 , determined at the last term for Harrisburg, which was an action of debt in the detinet. … Naming them as such, though. a circumstance to be weighed in a doubtful case, such as Foulk v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Ford

    315 Pa. Super. 281 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 10, 1983

    Brown made his way to the Jones’ residence on his ten-speed bicycle. En route, Brown met the appellant, who was in Mason’s company, and the trio entered the house together. … At this point, according to Brown, appellant screamed, “Go ahead. Now.” Within the span of a minute, Beecher fired six shots at Brown at point-blank range, hitting him four times in the back.

    Cited 71 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Joyner

    489 Pa. 502 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 2, 1980

    Commonwealth v. Breaker, 456 Pa. 341 , 318 A.2d 354 (1974). … Sullivan v. Cuyler, 593 F.2d 512 , (3d Cir. 1979) from the instant case.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Seda-Cog Joint Rail Auth v. Carload Express

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 1, 2020

    .”); Raynovich v. Romanus, 299 A.2d 301, 304 (Pa. 1973); Meixell v. Hellertown Borough Council, 88 A.2d 594, 596 (Pa. 1952); Commonwealth ex rel. Fortney v. … Fortney v. Wozney, 192 A. 648, 649-50 (Pa. 1937); Ronald H. Brown Charter Sch. v. Harrisburg City Sch. Dist., 928 A.2d 1145, 1148 (Pa.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Allegheny County Police Pension Fund v. Casey

    476 Pa. 261 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 31, 1978

    Compare Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. Sanders & Thomas, Inc., 461 Pa. 420, 432-34 , 336 A.2d 609 (1975); Mauch v. Pittsburgh Pension Board, 383 Pa. 448 , 119 A.2d 193 (1956); Carbondale City School Dist. v. … See Biello v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Bd., 454 Pa. 179 , *264 187, 301 A.2d 849, 853 (1973) (Nix, J., dissenting); see also Brown v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished

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