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  • Commonwealth v. Hubble

    318 Pa. Super. 76 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 8, 1984

    Brown, 473 Pa. 562, 566 , 375 A.2d 1260, 1262 (1977). … See: Commonwealth v. Chacko, 500 Pa. 571, 577-80 , 459 A.2d 311, 314-316 (1983); Commonwealth v. Brown, supra 473 Pa. at 570 , 375 A.2d at 1264 ; Commonwealth v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Kerr v. Butler Building Trades Council

    447 Pa. 247 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 20, 1972

    See National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Bldg. & Construction Trades Council, 341 U.S. 675, 688 , 95 L. Ed. 1284, 1295 (1951). … Board.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Herskovits Et Ux. v. Irwin

    299 Pa. 155 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 1930

    Building Corp. v. New York, 195 N. Y. Supp. 68 -9. Hence, the permit of June 26th was improperly cancelled and the board of adjustment correctly ordered its reinstatement. … See also Fuller v. Schwab, 208 N. Y. Supp. 289, 290; State v. Wisconsin Tel. Co., 181 Wis. 519 , 195 N. W. 544 .

    Cited 59 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. McDermott

    224 Pa. 362 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 12, 1908

    Justice Brown, These appeals were manifestly taken for the purpose of re-arguing the question of the constitutionality of the Act of May 29,1901, P. … In Commonwealth v. Caulfield, 211 Pa. 644 , we said there was no reason “why we should stuff the reports” with a repetition of the decisions sustaining it.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Taylor v. Moore

    303 Pa. 469 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 3, 1931

    An appeal was taken to the board of adjustment and that board also refused to issue the permit. Mandamus proceedings to compel the issuance of the permit Avere then instituted. … A. v. Beaver V. W. Co., 68 Pa. Superior Ct. 122 ; New Brighton Boro, v. New Brighton Water Co., 247 Pa. 232 ; St. Clair Boro, v. Tamaqua & Pottsville Elec. Ry. Co. et al., 259 Pa. 462 ; Scranton v. Scranton Ry.

    Cited 90 timesPublished
  • Alekseev v. CITY COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA

    607 Pa. 481 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2010

    See Alekseev v. City Council of Phila., 976 A.2d 1253, 1256 (Pa. Cmwlth.2009) (“Unlike the Act’s definition of ‘meeting,’ the definition of ‘special meeting’ does not require the presence of a quorum of Council. … Servs., Inc. v. Dauphin County Gen. Auth., 593 Pa. 184, 192 , 928 A.2d 1013, 1017-18 (2007) (recognizing that the Legislature sets public policy to be enforced by the courts in the absence of constitutional infirmity).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Gerhart, S. v. DEP, Aplt.

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 22, 2023

    Clean Air Council v. … Auth. v.

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  • Love v. Bedstone Township School District

    375 Pa. 200 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Nov 9, 1953

    The minutes of the School Board show in each instance that plaintiff was elected as a substitute teacher. Appellant cites Jones v. … Hetrick v. Sunbury School District, 335 Pa. 6 , 6 A. 2d 279 , decided subsequently to the Jones v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Appeal of Murphy

    482 Pa. 43 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 5, 1978

    See, e. g., Potter v. New Jersey Supreme Court, 403 F.Supp. 1036 (D.N.J.1975), aff’d, 546 F.2d 418 (3d Cir. 1976); Rossiter v. Colorado State Board of Law Examiners, No. … C-4767 (D.Colo., filed August 26, 1975) (three-judge court); Lombardi v. Tauro, 470 F.2d 798 (1st Cir. 1972) (no unlawful delegation); Kadans v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Valente v. Lindner

    340 Pa. 508 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 1940

    In Schomaker v. … But that case, and those following it (Whitman v. Stipp, 270 Pa. 401 ; Toner v. Penna. R. R. Co., 263 Pa. 438 ; Fairman v. Dorney, 73 Pa.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Carney v. Lowe

    336 Pa. 289 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 1939

    Graham v. Schmid, 333 Pa. 568 , and it would be but repetitious to enter upon an analysis of the conclusion there reached and its supporting reasons. … The decree of the court below is affirmed, the parties to bear their respective costs. 1 See Wood v. Philadelphia, 46 Pa.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Clifton Heights Appeal

    440 Pa. 101 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 1970

    O’Neill *104 v. Zoning Bd. of Adjust., 434 Pa. 331 , 254 A. 2d 12 (1969); Cleaver v. Board of Adjust., 414 Pa. 367 , 200 A. 2d 408 (1964); Di Santo v. Zoning Bd. of Adjust., 410 Pa. 331 , 189 A. 2d 135 (1963). … Cooper v. Board of Adjust., 412 Pa. 429 , 195 A. 2d 101 (1963); Andress v. Zoning Bd. of Adjust., 410 Pa. 77 , 188 A. 2d 709 (1963); Magrann v. Zoning Bd. of Adjust., 404 Pa. 198 , 170 A. 2d 553 (1961).

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Steets, K., Aplt. v. Celebration Fireworks (WCAB)

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 30, 2025

    Take, for example, the situation in Holler v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Tri Wire Engineering Solutions, Inc.), 104 A.3d 68 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2014). In that case, the 2 See Kemps v. Steets (Workers’ Comp. … For these reasons, I respectfully dissent. 3 Furthermore, the Majority relies on our decision in City of Scranton v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Market East Assoc. v. PA Gaming Control Bd.

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 20, 2017

    Petitioner : Appeal from the Supplemental : Adjudication of the Pennsylvania : Gaming Control Board in the matter of v … Notably, the Board adopted this definition nearly verbatim in its regulation relevant to the Board's operations and organization. 58 Pa. Code § 403a.1.

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  • Redstone Township School District

    284 Pa. 325 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 1925

    There may be a waiver of notice, even if it is required by statute: Scranton Axle Co. v. Scranton Board of Trade, 271 Pa. 6 ; Larkin v. Maclellan (Md.), 118 Atl. 181 . … “If all have notice [or waive it], two [out' of three] shall form the board, and their acts bind the absent [one] ¿s if it were a stated or adjourned meeting”: Pike County v. Rowland, 94 Pa. 238, 247 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Winston v. Ladner

    264 Pa. 548 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 5, 1919

    Cairns, 242 Pa. 15 ; Com. v. Cairns, 48 Pa. Superior Ct. 265 ; Com. v. Mamatey, 257 Pa. 327 . … Olyphant Boro., 224 Pa. 387 ; Boss Common Water Co. v. Blue Mountain, etc., Water Co., 228 Pa. 235, 241 ; North Shore R. R. v. Penna. Co., 231 Pa. 307 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Kopeika v. MEDICAL SERVICES ASS'N.

    347 Pa. Super. 500 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Nov 15, 1985

    Albert v. Alter, 252 Pa.Superior Ct. 203, 381 A.2d 459 (1977). Dr. … Kaminski Brothers, Inc. v. Lussi, 308 Pa.Superior Ct. 250, 454 A.2d 115 (1982).

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • DEP v. PA Legislative Reference Bureau

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 6, 2026

    2023 SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF : ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND : Appeal from the Order of the INTERIM ACTING CHAIRPERSON OF : Commonwealth Court at No. 41 MD THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD … Commonwealth Court at No. 41 MD THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD : 2022 dated June 28, 2022 : : SUBMITTED: May 13, 2025 v

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  • In re Subpoena Served by the Pennsylvania Crime Commission

    512 Pa. 496 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Nov 19, 1986

    V, § 18(g), (h) (emphasis added). … Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Black

    365 Pa. Super. 502 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Aug 14, 1987

    , and persons duly authorized by the board. … of the board who are under the direct supervision of board members.

    Cited 14 timesPublished

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