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  • Upper Darby Township Appeal

    413 Pa. 583 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 17, 1964

    In Jacobi v. … The order of the court below is reversed and the order of the board of adjustment is reinstated. See Putney v. Abington Twp., 176 Pa.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • In Re Petition to Recall Reese

    542 Pa. 114 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 17, 1995

    The court held that the recall provisions of the Kingston Home Rule Charter are unconstitutional and void based upon Citizens Committee to Recall Rizzo v. Board of Elections, 470 Pa. 1 , 367 A.2d 232 (1976). … Masloff v. Port Authority of Allegheny County, 531 Pa. 416 , 613 A.2d 1186 (1992).

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Coyle v. Commonwealth

    100 Pa. 573 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 1882

    The court also (misled, it is said, by the language in the brief furnished it) cited the case of Brown v. Commonwealth, 28 P. F. … This is not required to satisfy the jury: Hiester v. Laird, 1 W. & S. 245 . It is not necessary that the evidence bo so conclusive as to remove all doubt: Ortwein v. Commonwealth, supra; Brown v. Same, supra; Meyers v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Harding v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

    217 Pa. 69 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 1907

    It is settled law that it is contributory negligence which will bar recovery, to stand on the platform, or the running board of a car, when a place can be reached inside: Thane v. Traction Co., 191 Pa. 249 ; Bumbear v. … on or off the car for which the running board is intended.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Commonwealth

    521 Pa. 121 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 1989

    E.g., Independent State Store Union v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, 495 Pa. 145 , 432 A.2d 1375 (1981); see Pierro v. Pierro, 434 Pa. 131 , 252 A.2d 652 (1969); Louden Hill Farm, Inc. v. … E.g., Wiley House v. Scanlon, 502 Pa. 228 , 465 A.2d 995 (1983); Norfolk and Western Ry. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 489 Pa. 109 , 413 A.2d 1037 (1980); Willowbrook Mining Co. v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Rice v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

    214 Pa. 147 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 1906

    In the case of Barry v. … Again, in Bumbear v. Traction Co., 198 Pa. 198 , we said that a passenger who rides upon the running board of an open car assumes the risks incident to the usual swaying and jolting of the car. And in Bainbridge v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth ex rel. Eagen v. Dunmore Borough School Directors

    343 Pa. 440 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 6, 1942

    See Ruby v. Penn Fibre Bd. Corp., 326 Pa. 582, 586 . … See Com. v. Blatt, 165 Pa. 213 . Appeal quashed. Costs to be paid by appellants.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Lord Appeal

    368 Pa. 121 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 27, 1951

    Coal Co. v. Mahon, 260 U.S. 393 , 43 S. Ct. 158 ; St. Louis Poster Advertising Co. v. St. Louis, 249 U.S. 269 , 39 S. Ct. 274 ; Eubank v. Richmond, 226 U.S. 137 , 33 S. Ct. 76 . … Zoning Board of Adjustment, 367 Pa. 608 , 80 A. 2d 765 ; Kline v. Harrisburg, 362 Pa. 438, 451 , 68 A. 2d 182 . In the light of these principles we shall first examine the ordinance and the pertinent facts.

    Cited 114 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Carey

    368 Pa. 157 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 27, 1951

    In Commonwealth v. … We have, in Pennsylvania, a State Parole Board, which has jurisdiction in all cases except where the penalty is death or life imprisonment, and we also have a Pardon Board, and the Pardon Board is comprised of the Lieutenant

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Trude v. Martin

    672 A.2d 279 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 1996

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Pennsylvania State Police v. Cantina Gloria's Lounge, Inc.

    536 Pa. 254 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 24, 1994

    from those found by the Board. … Adair v. Liquor Control Board, 519 Pa. 103 , 546 A.2d 19 (1988). On June 29, 1987, the entire Liquor Code was re-enacted with substantial amendments and which became effective on July 1, 1987.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Dunkard Township School Tax Case

    359 Pa. 605 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 27, 1948

    Meanwhile, but with its provisions unknown to the Board of School Directors, the Act of July 5,1947, P. … Not only is double taxation constitutionally permissible (see Puntureri v. School District of Pittsburgh, 359 Pa. 596 , 60 A. 2d 42 ), but here *610 there is no double taxation.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Zuber

    466 Pa. 453 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 17, 1976

    Kerekes v. … Santobello v. New York, supra; Commonwealth v. Alvarado, supra; Commonwealth v. Wilkins, supra.

    Cited 112 timesPublished
  • In the Matter of: James R. Cooney

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Nov 10, 2016

    lN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVAN|A OFF|CE OF DlSClPL|NARY COUNSEL, : No. 2234 Disciplinary Board No. 3 Petitioner No. 141 DB 2016 n Attorney Registration No. 32706 V- (Allegheny County) JAl\/|ES R. … quarterly written reports with copies to Disciplinary Counsel; and, e. immediately report to the Secretary of the Board any violations by Respondent of the terms and conditions of the probation.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Daly v. Darby Township School District

    434 Pa. 286 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 23, 1969

    See, e.g., Bechler v. Oliva, 400 Pa. 299 , 161 A. 2d 156 (1960); Brenner v. Sukenik, 410 Pa. 324 , 189 A. 2d 246 (1963). … Since the issue of lack of subject matter jurisdiction may be raised at any time by the parties or sua sponte by this Court, see, e.g., Roberts v. Martorano, 427 Pa. 581 , 235 A. 2d 602 (1967); Barco v.

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • Costigan v. Philadelphia Finance Department Employees Local 696

    462 Pa. 425 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 7, 1975

    We have previously addressed the question of who is the employer of particular public employees in Sweet v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, 457 Pa. 456 , 322 A.2d 362 (1974). … E. g., Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. Overbrook Golf Club, 385 Pa. 358 , 123 A.2d 698 (1956); Locust Club v. Hotel and Club Employees’ Union, 397 Pa. 357 , 155 A.2d 27 (1959).

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • In re Melograne

    585 Pa. 357 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 28, 2005

    In Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. … In Office of Disciplinary Counsel v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Jackson v. Hendrick

    509 Pa. 456 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 1986

    Ruiz v. Estelle, 679 F.2d 1115, 1145 (5th Cir.1982), quoting Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1, 16 , 91 S.Ct. 1267, 1276 , 28 L.Ed.2d 554 (1971); see Union *466 County Jail Inmates v. … Filanowski v. Zoning Board of Adjustment, 439 Pa. 360 , 266 A.2d 670 (1970); Kuchinic v. McCrory, 422 Pa. 620, 222 A.2d 897 (1966); Brown Estate, 408 Pa. 214 , 183 A.2d 307 (1962). .

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Fitzmaurice v. Fabian

    147 Pa. 199 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 1892

    Chief Justice Paxson, This case is ruled by Curtin v. … The landlord, unless under a covenant to repair, was not bound to replace the boards.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Absentee Ballots Case

    431 Pa. 178 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 1968

    In considering a constitutional question we are guided by the principle clearly enunciated in Daly v. … Com. v. Clark, 7 W. & S. 127.

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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