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  • Development Co. of America, Inc. v. Board of Revision of Taxes

    59 Pa. D. & C.2d 480 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Oct 27, 1972

    Tax Assessment Case, 380 Pa. 134 (1955); Flamingo Apartments, Inc. v. Board of Revision of Taxes, 383 Pa. 223 (1955); Brooks Building Tax Assessment Case, 391 Pa. 94 (1958). … In making a final determination as to the tax assessment, this court must agree with the board.

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  • Thorpe v. Gant

    57 Pa. D. & C.4th 140 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 29, 2001

    On March 19,1998, the board of arbitrators announced a finding in favor of Thorpe and against Gant in the amount of $38,618. … The board also found Thorpe to be contributorily negligent and therefore responsible for 20 percent of the damages, lowering the total award to $30,894.40.

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  • Brandenberg v. J. Boos Dairies

    9 Pa. D. & C. 787 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Sep 7, 1927

    He was next seen about an hour later on 25th Street near Brown, walking behind the wagon, delivering milk to customers. He turned from 25th Street into Brown Street. … Pearson Co., 284 Pa. 348, 354 ; Kuca v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co., 268 Pa. 163 .” The evidence in this case is not of the quality to support the findings of the Workmen’s Compensation Board.

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  • In re Great Oak Building & Loan Ass'n

    22 Pa. D. & C. 156 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Oct 26, 1934

    In Brown v. Victor Bldg. Assn., 302 Pa. 254, 258 , it was said: “Building associations differ from ordinary corporations and stockholders therein are really partners in the enterprise. … We are of opinion that Fox continues to be a partner in the association: Sklar v. Maxwell B. & L. Assn., 107 Pa. Superior Ct. 305 ; Brown v. Victor Bldg. Assn., 302 Pa. 254 ; Sperling v. Euclid B. & L.

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  • School District v. Planet Insurance

    44 Pa. D. & C.3d 262 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · May 19, 1987

    Civitello v. City of New Haven, 6 Conn. App. 212 , 504 A.2d 542 (1986); Board of Education v. Dow Chemical Company, Chem. Co., 40 Conn. Sup. 141 , 482 A.2d 1226 (1984); Board of Trustees of Bergen Comm. College v. J.P. … Super. 288 , 457 A.2d 83 (1982); Brown v. Trustees of Schools, 224 Ill. 184 , 79 N.E. 579 (1906). If we follow the minority view of out-of-state courts, then we must find the opposite way.

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  • In re Pew Memorial Trust No. 1

    5 Pa. D. & C.3d 627 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 30, 1977

    V. … The board also had before it the opinion of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. that IP’s $45 and $47.50 offers were superior to Dow’s $45 stock offer.

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  • Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Local No. 3 v. Board of Education

    24 Pa. D. & C.3d 211 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 23, 1981

    Furthermore, refusal to bargain in good faith is not an arbitrable issue; its remedy lies with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. … decision must be affirmed, if it can in any rational way be derived from the agreement and viewed in light of its language, its context and any other indicia of the parties’ intention: Community College of Beaver County v.

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  • Parents United for Better Schools Inc. v. School District of Philadelphia Board of Education

    17 Pa. D. & C.4th 325 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Nov 10, 1992

    For a decision that supports the board’s stance, see, e.g., Alfonso v. … See, e.g., Carey v.

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  • Haddington Italian American Club License

    11 Pa. D. & C.2d 688 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · May 22, 1956

    In' the case of Brown v. Commonwealth, 73 Pa. 321 (1873), Brown had been on trial for the murder of one Daniel S. Kraemer. … This was one of the bases for Brown’s appeal.

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  • Dorsett v. J.J. White Inc.

    80 Pa. D. & C.4th 370 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jan 24, 2007

    On the date of the incident, co-worker Gregory Brown testified that it was raining and that after clocking out at approximately 5:15 p.m., he and the plaintiff boarded the truck, described as a cargo van. … Campagna v. Rogan, 829 A.2d 322, 327 (Pa. Super. 2003).

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  • Menge v. City of Philadelphia

    37 Pa. D. & C. 110 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Dec 21, 1939

    See opinion of Judge Francis Shunk Brown, Jr., in Menge v. City of Phila. et al. (No. 1), 36 D. & C. 352, 357, given in connection with the demurrer to the return. … Citing State of Louisiana ex rel. v. Police Board, etc., 107 La. 162 , Stone v. Prison Board, etc., et al., 164 Ky. 640 , People of N. Y. ex rel. v. The Board of Education, etc., 114 App. Div. 1 , 99 N. Y.

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  • In re George S. Hensel Building & Loan Ass'n

    21 Pa. D. & C. 367 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 26, 1934

    Assn., 302 Pa. 544 ; Brown v. Victor Building Assn., 302 Pa. 254 . … Both claims are equally meritorious and in marshaling the assets no class is entitled to priority over the other”: Brown v. Victor Building Assn., supra.

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  • Repici Estate

    58 Pa. D. & C.2d 576 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Dec 7, 1972

    See Kraynok v. … Rittner, 104 Pa. 298 (1883), Scaife v. McKee, 298 Pa. 33 , 148 A. 37 .”

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  • Kaplan v. Bagrier

    12 Pa. D. & C. 693 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Oct 4, 1929

    See Everett v. Brown, 120 N. Y. Misc. 349 (1923); Starr v. McNeal, 253 Pa. 98 , particularly the opinion of Barratt, P. J., and Itoh v. Boyer, 198 App. Div. 881 (1921), 191 N. Y. … It prescribes (section 9) that the court shall confirm the award, unless such award has been vacated, modified or corrected: Everett v. Brown, 120 N. Y. Misc. 349; 198 N. Y. Supp. 462 .

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  • Kugelman's Appeal

    18 Pa. D. & C. 129 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Feb 2, 1933

    Brown, Jr., J., This is an appeal from tax assessment. The board of revision of taxes assessed appellant’s property at Erie Avenue, “L” and “M” Streets, Philadelphia, for the year 1932, in the sum of $178,000. … The appeal from the assessment made by the Board of Revision of Taxes should be sustained and the assessment reduced from $178,000 to $173,500. 3.

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  • Cuker v. Mikalauskas

    35 Pa. D. & C.4th 87 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Feb 26, 1998

    Their decision is set forth in Cuker v. Mikalauskas, 547 Pa. 600 , 692 A.2d 1042 (1997). … CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Having applied the relevant legal criteria enunciated in Cuker v.

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  • Commonwealth ex rel. Harris v. Burke

    82 Pa. D. & C. 108 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Sep 17, 1952

    Brown, Jr., P. J., This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Relator, Frank Harris, was indicted for murder, April Sessions, 1926, No. 944. … Also, relator may renew his application to the Board of Pardons. In Commonwealth v.

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  • Liebtag v. Dilworth

    25 Pa. D. & C.2d 221 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · May 11, 1961

    P. 1017 has replaced the statutory demurrer under the Practice Act of 1915 (Brown v. … In Hoopes v. Bradshaw, 231 Pa. 485, 487 (1911), Mr. Justice Brown stated: *229 “Nothing is clearer in the constitution than the separation of the legislative and judicial branches of our state government.

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  • In re Ewart

    42 Pa. D. & C. 307 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 16, 1941

    B. v. Brown Paper Mill Co., Inc., 108 F. (2) 867, 871 (1940), certiorari denied, 310 U. S. 651 (1940). (Italics supplied.) … V, sec. 73, 46 PS §§556 and 573.

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  • Albert M. Greenfield & Co. v. Asset-Interest B. & L. Ass'n

    14 Pa. D. & C. 567 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jan 9, 1931

    ; that, in the then condition of its affairs, the actual value of the plaintiff’s stock, as shown by an appraisement by expert appraisers, was $725; that there were eighty-two applications for withdrawal received by the board … v.

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