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  • Gleason v. Pittsburgh Housing Authority

    354 Pa. 381 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 28, 1946

    An ordinary child’s sliding board is not an inherently dangerous appliance requiring the presence of an attendant, or in lieu thereof a fence to exclude children from the use for which it is designed: Gustafson v. … See also Schmidt v. City of Vallejo, 122 Cal. App. 5, 10 , 10 P. 2d 107 . Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, LP v. Pa. G.C.Bd.

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 29, 2016

    See, e.g., Nemirovsky v. Nemirovsky, 776 A.2d 988, 991 (Pa. … Rhode Island v.

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  • Anderson v. Baxter

    285 Pa. 443 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 1926

    L. 642, provides, inter alia (p. 666) : “Any court before whom an appeal is pending from any action of the board may remit the record to the board for more specific findings of fact, if the findings of the board or referee … founded thereon, the court shall remit the record to the board for further hearing and determination.”

    Cited 53 timesPublished
  • Nelson v. Barclay Motors, Inc.

    414 Pa. 633 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 1, 1964

    In Brown v. … Chambers v. *636 Montgomery, 411 Pa. 339 , 192 A. 2d 355 (1963), and cases cited therein.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Rhoades v. Abington Township School District

    424 Pa. 202 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 17, 1967

    McCollum v. Board of Education, 333 U.S., supra. On the other hand, Everson v. Board of Education has been followed and affirmed in McGowan v. Mary *244 land, 366 U.S., supra, and in Abington School District v. … Brown v. Gumbert et al., 256 Pa. 531 [534], 100 A. 990 .

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Kennedy v. McCloskey

    170 Pa. 354 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 7, 1895

    Brown, 533 shares; Crosby M. Brown, 75 shares; George L. Schofield, 20 shares; Murrill A. Furbush, 201 shares ; total 3,750 shares. … As is said in Bigley et al. v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Title Services, Inc. Tax Assessment Case

    433 Pa. 535 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 23, 1969

    Philadelphia v. … Board of Cty. Commissioners of Creek Cty. Okl. v. Seber, 130 F. 2d 663, 670 (10th Cir. 1942), aff'd, 318 U.S. 705 , 87 L. E. 1094 (1943); Clearwater Timber Co. v. Nez Perce Cty., 155 Fed. 633, 639 (C.C.D.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Dyberry School District v. Mercer

    115 Pa. 559 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 1887

    If we adhere to the principle recognized in Cascade School District v. Lewis School District, 43 Pa., 318 , and the construction heretofore given to the Act of April 11th, 1862, in Dennison School District v. … There was nothing in the minutes of the School Board to show that she had been duly appointed teacher for the three months in question. Tested by the ruling of this court in Dennison School District v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Hibbs v. Arensberg

    276 Pa. 24 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 3, 1923

    This was in direct conflict with Edmundson v. … And, where such reason appears, the action of the board is generally conclusive. See Douglass v. Com., 108 Pa. 559, 563 ; Interstate, etc., Paving Co. v. Phila., etc., 164 Pa. 477, 479 ; Reuting v.

    Cited 98 timesPublished
  • Lewis v. Wood

    247 Pa. 545 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 1915

    A party is not bound to guard against the want of ordinary care on the part of another; he has a right to presume that ordinary care will be used to protect him and his property from injury: Brown v. Lynn, 31 Pa. 510 . … S.) 989; Hennessey v. Taylor, 189 Mass. 583 . Liebrecht v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Frye Construction, Inc. v. City of Monongahela

    526 Pa. 170 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 9, 1991

    . § 10616, Plains Township v. Krasner, 7 Pa.Cmwlth. 56 , 298 A.2d 627 (1972); the seeking of equitable relief to restrain violations, 53 P.S. § 10617, Board of Supervisors of West Brandywine Township v. … Since a zoning hearing board does not have the delegated jurisdiction to grant injunctions or impose penalties any such order would be an ultra vires act. See Philadelphia v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Gouwens v. Indiana Twp Bd of Sup Pet of Fox Chapel

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 20, 2021

    : : : INDIANA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF : SUPERVISORS AND FOX CHAPEL : ESTATES, L.P. … : : : INDIANA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF : SUPERVISORS AND FOX CHAPEL : ESTATES, L.P.

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  • Perry v. Ward

    561 Pa. 485 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 18, 2000

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  • Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. Lewis, Aud. Gen.

    282 Pa. 306 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 5, 1925

    Burrell, 7 Pa. 34 ; Com. v. Kozlowsky, 238 Mass. 379 ; Fergus v. Russell, 270 Ill. 304 ), a conclusion recognized in section 6 of the Act of April 21, 1857, P. … Att’y General v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Beckert v. Warren

    497 Pa. 137 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 22, 1981

    Stander v. … Amidon v. Kane, 444 Pa. 38 , 279 A.2d 53 (1971); Bilbar Construction Co. v. Board of Adjustment of Easttown Township, 393 Pa. 62 , 141 A.2d 851 (1958); National Biscuit Co. v.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Chalk Appeal

    441 Pa. 376 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 1971

    Ct. 625 (1967) ; or a teacher, see Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563 , 88 S. Ct. 1731 (1968); Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 , 87 S. Ct. 675 (1967); Slochower v. … Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. at 605-606, 87 S.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Jefferson Memorial Park v. West Jefferson Hills School District

    397 Pa. 629 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 30, 1959

    In Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. … Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Tamaqua Borough School District, supra. See, also, Girard Trust Company v. Philadelphia, 359 Pa. 319 , 59 A. 2d 124 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • BEAVER v. Penntech Paper Co.

    452 Pa. 542 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 2, 1973

    See Rush v. Butler Fair & Agr. Assn., 391 Pa. 181 , 137 A. 2d 245 (1958). Consequently, we believe it was error to grant Penntech’s preliminary objections on the grounds of laches. … While this rule may not be of a mandatory nature, in our decision in Hampsey v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, LP v. Pa. G.C.Bd.

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 29, 2016

    : Appeal from the Pennsylvania Gaming : Control Board's November 18, 2014 Order : granting Stadium Casino, LLC's v … : Appeal from the Pennsylvania Gaming : Control Board's November 18, 2014 Order : granting Stadium Casino, LLC's v

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Wright v. Commonwealth

    109 Pa. 560 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 5, 1885

    This is familiar law : Dillon on Corporations, vol. 2, page 768; Angell & Ames on Corporations, § 124 ; People v. Runkel, 9 John., 157 . … from acting as a board so long as there was a quorum.

    Cited 8 timesPublished

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