Case law

Kungsgaten, Inc. v. Philadelphia

33 Pa. D. & C.2d 331 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jan 17, 1964

If it falls in the latter category, it is not subject to the tax in question: Price v. Tax Review Board, 409 Pa. 479 . … Philadelphia School District v. Frankford Grocery Co., 376 Pa. 542 (1954).

Commonwealth v. Green

30 Pa. D. & C. 350 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Aug 19, 1937

appraisers which was merely a de facto board. … The employes of this de facto board are entitled to be paid for the period during which they actually work: See the orders of Mr. Chief Justice Kephart, dated June 25,1937, in the case of Suermann v.

Academy of Natural Sciences v. City of Philadelphia

6 Pa. D. & C.2d 145 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · May 9, 1955

of North America v. … No such legislative purpose is to be gathered from the act and we can see no sound reason for reading it into the legislation: Lycoming House v. Board of Revision, supra.

In re Widening of Walnut Street

12 Pa. D. & C. 610 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 12, 1929

He filed a petition for the appointment of a Board of View. A Board of View was appointed to assess damages. … Margaret V. Shiplett was not the owner of the land at the time of the appropriation.

Jensen v. Warne

3 Pa. D. & C. 765 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Aug 16, 1923

by the Supreme Court of the United States: Southern Pacific Co. v. … S. 205 ; Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. Stewart, 253 U. S. 149 .

Feeney v. Needham's Motor Service, Inc.

61 Pa. D. & C. 671 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jan 19, 1948

In an analogous case, Angelo v. Keystone State Construction Co. et al., 134 Pa. … Appeal taken in this matter is sustained and the award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board is herein modified.

In re Philadelphia Co. for Guaranteeing Mortgages

37 Pa. D. & C. 100 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 14, 1939

Brown, J., The first account of Land Title Bank and Trust Company, substituted trustee under mortgage secured upon premises situated at the northeast corner of 47th and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, known as Garden Court Apartments … The commissions agreed upon were in accordance with the schedule promulgated by the Philadelphia Real Estate Board for managing agents, except that certain ones, which it is not necessary to enumerate, were waived by the

Commonwealth v. Browne

74 Pa. D. & C.2d 724 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Apr 1, 1976

CAVANAUGH, J., — Larry Browne was arrested and indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy, hindering apprehension or prosecution, and abuse of corpse. … Brown, 333 U.S. 18 , 68 S. Ct. 376 .”: 166 Pa. Superior Ct. at 278, 70 A. 2d at 687 . In Commonwealth v.

Angelini v. Philip Carey Manufacturing Co.

82 Pa. D. & C. 331 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · May 28, 1952

In addition, the word “aggregate” has a persuasive force in the direction of the construction adopted by the board. … Defendant primarily relies upon Tokash v. Early Foundry Company et al., 157 Pa. Superior Ct. 467 (1945), and Bingaman v. Baldwin Locomotive Works, Inc., et al., 159 Pa. Superior Ct. 29 (1946).

Lallo v. Shinn

40 Pa. D. & C. 75 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 30, 1940

The referee and the board ruled against defendants on both counts and awarded compensation. 1. To sustain their first contention, defendants rely upon Bucher v. American Fruit Growers Co., 107 Pa. … Superior Ct. 152 (1935) ; Cox v. Hoopes Brothers & Thomas Co. et al., 27 D. & C. 86 (1936).

Atkinson v. Keating

26 Pa. D. & C. 540 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 9, 1936

We may, however, be permitted the expression of a doubt whether the board and its referee are entirely familiar with the case of Poluskiewicz v. … The appeal and exceptions from the decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board are dismissed with an exception to the defendant.

Kear v. Levinson

71 Pa. D. & C. 475 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 8, 1950

The business of this corporation shall be managed by its board of directors, 3 in number. … The bylaws adopted by the parties at a shareholders’ meeting provide that the business of the corporation “. . . shall be managed by its Board of Directors, 3 in *479 number . . ; “. . . that the Board may exercise all such

Gellar v. Chambers

21 Pa. D. & C.3d 26 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Apr 1, 1980

The controlling question of law is: Whether a valid election of members of the board of directors of a closely-held corporation has been held at “the second of such adjourned meetings” pursuant to section 503 of the Business … V sec. 503 A.(3), as amended, 15 P.S. §1503A.(3), and the corresponding by-laws of the corporation when one shareholder, owning 50 percent of its stock, gives notice of a special meeting of shareholders to be held on October

Temple Israel v. City of Philadelphia

42 Pa. D. & C. 638 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Nov 17, 1941

And the burden of proving the right to such exemption is upon the property owner asserting it: Board of Home Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. … In Beth Sholom Congregation v. Philadelphia, C. P.

Page v. City of Philadelphia

67 Pa. D. & C. 620 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Apr 18, 1949

Plaintiff was appointed physician-in-chief of the Philadelphia County prisons on April 15, 1946, by the board of prison inspectors at a salary fixed by the board. He served in that capacity until December 31, 1948. … It is true that the case of Graham v.

Logan v. W. C. Hamilton Sons Co.

36 Pa. D. & C. 135 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Aug 26, 1939

the findings of fact, if any, of the board, or of the referee sustained by the board which they alleged to be the basis of their appeal”. … “Moreover, a trial court has a wide power to construe its own rules (Commonwealth v. Morgan, 280 Pa. 67 ; Mittin Brothers v. Bass, 84 Pa.

Kohn v. Shegda

5 Pa. D. & C.3d 526 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Feb 16, 1978

See: Willinger v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center, 241 Pa. Superior Ct. 456, 462 , 362 A. 2d 280 (1976); Herskovitz v. Vespico, 238 Pa. Superior Ct. 529 , 362 A. 2d 394 (1976). … Clair, 458 Pa. 418 , 326 A. 2d 272 (1974); Com. v. Williams, 458 Pa. 319 , 326 A. 2d 300 (1974); Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co., 457 Pa. 255 , 322 A. 2d 114 (1974).)

Murray v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

9 Pa. D. & C. 792 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Dec 7, 1927

We are fully aware that a carrier must provide proper and safe means of ingress to its cars (Mack v. Pittsburgh R. R. Co., 247 Pa. 598 ; Fern v. Pennsylvania R. R. … of negligence which the defendant must disprove: Johnston v.

Miller v. Atlantic Refining Co.

12 Pa. D. & C.2d 713 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 3, 1957

To cause him to be liable, the premises must be so constructed or be in such condition that in and of itself it amounts to a nuisance: Brown v. … Where plaintiff claimed damages for injuries sustained as the result of a slip on ice formed by water running off the premises, a question of whether or not defendant had notice of the condition was for the jury: Brown v.

Schwarz v. Frost

40 Pa. D. & C.4th 364 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 16, 1998

Schultz v. Connelly, supra. … Pennsylvania Power and Light, supra (employee forced into inpatient drug rehab program with no drug dependency) and Brown v. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 449 Pa.