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  • Shannon's Estate

    289 Pa. 280 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 21, 1927

    J., p. 424, section 360; Kuhn v. Buhl, 251 Pa. 348 . … “Where the consideration of a contract is indivisible, and a part is illegal, it falls as a whole”: Kuhn v. Buhl, 251 Pa. 348, 373 ; U. S. Life Ins., etc., Co. v. Brown (No. 1), 270 Pa. 264, 268 ; Delafant v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Miller

    442 Pa. 95 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 18, 1971

    In Commonwealth v. Brown, 438 Pa. 52, 63 , 265 A. 2d 101, 107 (1970), quoting from Commonwealth v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Gordon v. Gordon

    48 Pa. 226 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 2, 1865

    In Dorsey v. … In Butler v. Butler, 1 Pars. Eq.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Snyder v. Erwin

    229 Pa. 644 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 3, 1911

    Allshouse v. … Dean v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Tate v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

    410 Pa. 490 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 16, 1963

    Board: Garner v. … S. 240, 256 ; National Labor Relations Board v. Remington Rand, 94 F. 2d 862 . As to peaceful picketing in a lawful manner and for a lawful purpose, see: Wortex Mills, Inc. v.

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Appeal of the Protestant Orphan Asylum

    111 Pa. 135 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 4, 1886

    Under such circumstances we cannot agree to proceed a single step beyond what is warranted by the case of Hammett v. Philadelphia. … Much has been said in the attempt to weaken the force of the point ruled in Hammett v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Green v. Commonwealth

    601 Pa. 5 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 26, 2009

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Lonzer v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

    196 Pa. 610 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 11, 1900

    It was the duty of deceased to examine this bulletin board before starting and at the end of each run, that is, six times every day that the notice was up,- and the inference *613 is irresistible that he must have seen it … The verdict should have been set aside as in direct disregard of the evidence, and where that is the case, the court may refuse to submit it at all and direct a verdict accordingly: Holland v.

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Lighton v. Abington Township

    336 Pa. 345 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 23, 1939

    Under these acts authority has been given cities, boroughs, etc., to appoint Boards of Health; Civil Service Commissions; Boards of Appeals in Building Inspection and Examining Commissions; Boards of Revision of Assessments … New York City, 3 Hill 531 , 539, citing Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat. 668 , 672; 2 Kent’s Com. 275, 4th ed.; U. S. Bank v. Planters’ Bank, 9 Wheat. 907 ; 1 Brown’s Ch. R. 469.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Com. v. COM., PA. LABOR RELATIONS BD.

    502 Pa. 7 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 8, 1983

    502 Pa. 7 (1983) 463 A.2d 409 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Fraternal Order of Police, Intervenor. … INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED PLANT GUARD WORKERS OF AMERICA v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Intervenor.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Burleigh Estate

    405 Pa. 373 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 5, 1961

    He had a son, Clarence Burleigh, Jr., who was 40 years of age and was married to Marguerite Brown Burleigh. … Lit. 494; Gittings v. M’Dermott, 2 Mylne & Keen 69; In re Crawford,’s Trusts, 2 Drewry’s Report 234.

    Cited 81 timesPublished
  • A.Y. v. Commonwealth Department of Public Welfare, Allegheny County Children & Youth Services

    537 Pa. 116 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 10, 1994

    Walker v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 27 Pa.Commw. 522, 527, 367 A.2d 366, 370 (1976). (Citations omitted.) … See Commonwealth, State Board of Medical Education and Licensure v. Contakos, 21 Pa.Commw. 422, 346 A.2d 850 (1975); Bleilevens v.

    Cited 54 timesPublished
  • Park Tax Assessment Case

    350 Pa. 421 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 3, 1944

    : Glen Alden Goal Company v. … See also Vollmer et al. v. Philadelphia, 350 Pa. 223 , 38 A. 2d 266 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Ford v. Kendall Bor. Sch. District

    121 Pa. 543 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 1, 1888

    The Board of Directors had been twice notified of this method of kindling fires by its janitor, and warned of the danger of pen *547 mitting its continuance; and though the matter seems to have been discussed by that body … The same rule has been held to apply to injuries resulting from the neglect of an employee of a city fire department; as also in the ease of any strictly public agent, or agent of a public charity: Boyd v.

    Cited 82 timesPublished
  • Upper St. Clair Township Appeal

    408 Pa. 416 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 1962

    This refusal was affirmed by the township board of adjustment and, on appeal by Yalicenti, the court below reversed and ordered the permit to issue, thereby giving rise to the instant appeal by the Township. … Cresko Zoning Case, 400 Pa. 467 , 162 A. 2d 219 (1960); Richman v. Zoning Board of Adjustment, 391 Pa. 254 , 137 A. 2d 280 (1958).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • R. & B. Builders, Inc. v. Philadelphia School District

    415 Pa. 50 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 1, 1964

    Auth. v. Finelli Bros., supra, and Harris v. Philadelphia, 283 Pa. 496 , 129 A. 460 (1925), relied upon by District are materially different in several respects. … While the Rules of the Board of Public Education provide that it “shall have power to postpone action upon or to reject all bids”, this would be important and controlling only if the board intended to reject all bids submitted

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Respublica v. County Commissioners of Philadelphia County

    4 Yeates 181 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 15, 1805

    Bort, 2 Term R. 275, a case that was overruled in Leigh v. Kent, 3 Term R. 364. “ A proposition no better supported cannot prevail against the clear reasoning of “ Chief Justice Tilghman in Wright v. … The proposition came from the commissioners, and was acceded to by the board of inspectors, as a reasonable measure.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Neil v. Colwell

    66 Pa. 216 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Oct 20, 1870

    Brown for $500: on the 15th February 1866; a rule was granted to show cause why this writ, and all proceedings under it, should not be set aside, which on the 15th September 1867 was discharged by the court. … Colwell, 10 Casey 92, has therefore no application to the present question. “ The venditioni is not a process distinct from the fi. fa., but a part of itHughes v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Novak v. Commonwealth

    514 Pa. 190 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 30, 1987

    In Mazzie v. … Roberts v. Board of Directors of School District of Scranton, 462 Pa. 464, 469 , 341 A.2d 475, 478 (1975). See also Mazzie v. Commonwealth, 495 Pa. at 133 , 432 A.2d at 988 .

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • In re Anonymous No. 142 D.B. 99

    60 Pa. D. & C.4th 522 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 8, 2001

    [J], captioned [I] v. Dr. … Board Member Donohue recused herself. Board Members Caroselli, Schultz, Rudnitsky andTeti did not participate in the November 15, 2000 adjudication.

    Cited 0 timesPublished

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