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  • Matulonis v. Reading Railroad

    421 Pa. 230 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 2, 1966

    the type or size of toe-boards required, even if the General Safety Law was applicable, and, in fact, common experience indicates that the installation of *232 toe-boards to a railroad platform would be dangerous, rather … Connolly v. P.T.C., 420 Pa. 280, 216 A, 2d 60 (1966); Firestone v. Schmehl, 420 Pa. 644 , 218 A. 2d 324 (1966). Here we find no such abuse or error.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Winslow v. Kaiser

    313 Pa. 577 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 6, 1933

    Justice Holmes in Board of Trade v. Christie Grain & Stock Co., 198 U. S. 236 . … “Customers of a member of the board of trade dealing with him as such member must be conclusively presumed to have dealt with him with reference to the rules of the board”: Green v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • In Re Reading School Board Election

    535 Pa. 32 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Nov 5, 1993

    of 7, 645 votes for the seat on the School Board. … Perles v. Northumberland Co.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Spyker v. Wible

    236 Pa. 380 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 6, 1912

    At all events, it will be assumed that the county auditors did what the statute required and settled the accounts of the county officers for that year: Schuylkill County v. Boyer, 125 Pa. 226 . … Justice Woodward, delivering the opinion in Northampton County v. Yohe, 24 Pa. 305, 307 , says, inter alia: “The board (of county auditors) is to audit the accounts of officers for the year immediately preceding.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Appeal of Bentivegna (Hampton Twp. SD)

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 2, 2024

    WESTERN DISTRICT NICHOLAS AND TERESA BENTIVEGNA, : No. 82 WM 2023 : Petitioners : : v … : : HAMPTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL : DISTRICT, HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, : ALLEGHENY COUNTY, ALLEGHENY : COUNTY BOARD OF

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  • Commonwealth v. Mills

    350 Pa. 478 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 1944

    Sears v. Birbeck, 321 Pa. 375, 391 , 184 A. 6 (citing other cases). … In Rudy v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Quinn v. Pennsylvania Railroad

    219 Pa. 24 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 1907

    Justice Brown, Error was committed in making this order, but we cannot now correct it. The order was an interlocutory one, and the appeal from it must be quashed: Logan et al. v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 132 Pa. 403 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Vann v. COM., UNEMPLOY. COMP. BD. OF REV.

    508 Pa. 139 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 28, 1985

    Unemployment Compensation Board v. Ceja, 493 Pa. 588, 611 , 427 A.2d 631, 643 (1981) (plurality opinion); [*] Catanese *152 v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 70 Pa.Commw. 216, 452 A.2d 929, 930 (1982). … Ault v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 398 Pa. 250, 255 , 157 A.2d 375, 379 (1960); Brant v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 83 Pa.Commw. 373, 477 A.2d 596, 597 (1984).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Wharton

    530 Pa. 127 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 1992

    In Bruton v. … Commonwealth v.

    Cited 76 timesPublished
  • Philadelphia Company's Petition

    210 Pa. 490 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 31, 1904

    Bruce v. Pittsburg, 166 Pa. 152 . Thirdly, the act is not a regulation of jurisdiction or practice of any court. Assessment of property for taxation is not inherently a judicial proceeding. … That act was held to be constitutional in Rockhill Iron and Coal Co. v. Fulton County, 204 Pa. 44 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Harrah Estate

    364 Pa. 451 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 1950

    Appellants also correctly point out that in Kern’s Estate, supra, this Court recognized with approval the principle set forth in Cattlin v. Brown, 11 Hare 372, 68 Eng. … It is, in legal effect, equivalent to several and distinct devises to different classes [Cattlin v. Brown].” In Dorr v. Lovering, 147 Mass. 530 , 18 N.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Lerch Hardware Co. v. First National Bank

    109 Pa. 240 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 23, 1885

    Pugh, 4 W. & S., 445 ; Brown v. Street, 6 Id., 221; Hutchinson v. Boggs, 4 Casey, 294; Gray’s Adm’rs v. Bank of Kentucky, 5 Casey, 365.” … Pugh, 4 W. & S., 445 ; Brown v. Street, 6 Id., 221; Gray’s Adm’rs v. The Bank, 29 Pa. St., .365; Sloan v. Union Banking Co., 67 Id., 470.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Degregorio v. Malloy

    356 Pa. 511 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 4, 1946

    Plaintiff then went to the driver’s side (left) and stood on the running board. … Ordinarily one who unnecessarily rides on the running board of an automobile and is injured is guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law: Schomaker v. Havey, 291 Pa. 30 , 139 A. 495 ; Sexauer v. Pittsburgh Rys.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Ware, J., Pet v. Trus. of the Univ. of PA (WCAB)

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2024

    Commonwealth Court : : TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF : PENNSYLVANIA (WORKERS' : COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD … Commonwealth Court : : TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF : PENNSYLVANIA (WORKERS' : COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD

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  • Carver, B., Aplt. v. Commonwealth

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 30, 2014

    CARVER, : No. 26 MAP 2014 : Appellant : : : v. … BROWN P.B.P.P. : AGENTS RYAN, MALLON & : FEATHERS.; RECORDS SUPER. TANYA : HAYLES; UNIT MGR. MICHELLE IVICIC; : COUNSELOR RICHARD WALKER : C.C.P.M. JOHN SAWTELLE; F.G.C.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Maldonado

    576 Pa. 101 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 18, 2003

    In Commonwealth v. … .”); People v. David W., 95 N.Y.2d 130 , 711 N.Y.S.2d 134 , 733 N.E.2d 206, 210 (2000); Noble v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 327 Or. 485 , 964 P.2d 990, 995-96 (1998).

    Cited 198 timesPublished
  • Reeser's Milk Co. v. Pates

    320 Pa. 11 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 1935

    In Staryeu v. … But in Skelton v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Lyon v. Strock

    274 Pa. 541 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 1922

    Board *544 of Trustees, 133 Ill. 443, 476 ; Kennebec Water Dist. v. City of Waterville, 96 Maine 234, 255 ;......Ex parte City of Newport, 141 Ky. 329 , 37 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1034 (see p. 1108); Adams v. … Y. 52, 57 ; Board of Education of City of Huron v. National Life Ins. Co., 94 Fed. Rep. 324, 327;...... Dillon on Municipal Corporations, 5th ed., vol. 1, p. 346, s. 192.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Fetterolf, S., Pet v. ZHB of Sewickley

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 1, 2021

    : : : ZONING HEARING BOARD OF THE : BOROUGH OF SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS, : : Respondent … : : : ZONING HEARING BOARD OF THE : BOROUGH OF SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS, : : Respondent

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Com. v. HEIDELBERG TP.

    984 A.2d 477 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Nov 10, 2009

    Corbett, Jr., Attorney General, Appellant v. … Corbett, Jr., Attorney General, Appellant v. Lower Oxford Township, Lower Oxford Township Board of Supervisors, Appellees. No. 136 MAP 2006, 137 MAP 2006. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. November 10, 2009.

    Cited 1 timesPublished

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