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Kendrick v. Quaker City Coat & Apron Supply & Laundry Co.
8 Pa. D. & C. 439 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 13, 1926
Uhler, 75 Pa. 467 ; Laughman’s Appeal, 128 Pa. 1 ; Spruks v. Connell, 7 Lacka. Leg. News, 198 ; Canal Co. v. Clark, 13 Wallace, 311; Columbia Mill Co. v. Alcorn, 150 U. S. 460 ; Elgin Watch Co. v. … In Suburban Press v.
Cited 0 timesPublished47 Pa. D. & C.5th 29 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Apr 21, 2015
See, e.g., Kozura v. Tulpehocken Area Sch. … Co. v. Maryland Cas. Co., 218 A.2d 91, 92 (Pa. Super.
Cited 0 timesPublishedLewis v. Philadelphia City Employees' Federal Credit Union
46 Pa. D. & C.2d 751 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Feb 28, 1969
Greenberg, J., This matter is before this court as a result of plaintiffs’ complaint in equity wherein they seek a preliminary injunction against the Philadelphia City Employees’ Credit Union and the board of directors of … matter since the subject of the manner of conducting elections is not specifically covered in The Federal Credit Union Act, June 26,1934, c. 750, sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1216 , which therefore distinguishes this case from House v.
Cited 0 timesPublished35 Pa. D. & C.2d 318 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 7, 1963
Pursuant to section 7 (c) of the act, the Federal Reserve Board promulgated Regulation T. … Law Rep., para. 90,849; Klein v. D. R. Comenzo Co., 207 N. Y. S. 2d 739 (1960); Accord, Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Bellanca Corp., 288 F. 2d 784 (7th Cir., 1961).
Cited 0 timesPublished14 Pa. D. & C.3d 474 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 17, 1980
This delegation was to consist of all of the members of the Board of Deacons and all of the members of the Board of Trustees. Deacon Willie O. … Therefore, when the Board of Deacons announced that only those members who were paid-up in their dues through April 24, 1980, would be permitted to vote, the board acted without authority.
Cited 0 timesPublishedGlobe Consumer Discount Co. v. City Wide Paint Stores, Inc.
45 Pa. D. & C.2d 330 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Oct 25, 1966
Such a declaration of no offset estops defendant from asserting defenses existing prior to entering the agreement: Humphrey v. Tozier, 154 Pa. 410 (1893). … See also Griffiths v. Sears, 112 Pa. 523 (1886). Defendant cannot show he was misled or prejudiced by the agreement, since the agreement was drawn by his own attorney. See Brown v. Pittsburgh, 409 Pa. 357 (1962).
Cited 0 timesPublished50 Pa. D. & C.2d 489 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Dec 1, 1970
Reynolds v. Cridge, 131 Pa. 189 ; Pearlman Trust, 348 Pa. 488 . … Roop v. Greenfield, 352 Pa. 232 .” In Roop v. Greenfield, 352 Pa. 232 (1945), there was a devise of the residuary estate. Included was a property encumbered by a mortgage greater than its value.
Cited 0 timesPublishedSahutsky v. E. G. Budd Mfg. Co.
55 Pa. D. & C. 466 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Oct 1, 1945
See also Rodebaugh v. Sanks, 2 Watts 9 ; Helffenstein v. Thomas, 5 Rawle 208 . … In Hulett v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedCommonwealth v. Peerless Paper Specialty Co.
34 Pa. D. & C. 329 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Dec 2, 1938
Language which relieves from taxation like language that imposes it must be strictly construed: Academy of Fine Arts v. Philadelphia County, 22 Pa. 496 ; Callery’s Appeal, 272 Pa. 255, 272 ; Commonwealth v. … In a learned opinion in Commonwealth v. Lowry-Rodgers Co., 279 Pa. 361 , Mr.
Cited 0 timesPublishedPennsylvania Home Teaching Society
69 Pa. D. & C.2d 1 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 29, 1975
On April 11,1975, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, upon recommendation of the Judicial Council, pursuant to its authority under article V, sec. 10(c) of the Pennsylvania Constitution, adopted and promulgated a new Pennsylvania … The cy pres doctrine requires us to assure that the charitable intent set forth in the charter of the society continues to be performed with as close approximation to the original purposes as possible: Philadelphia v.
Cited 0 timesPublished41 Pa. D. & C.2d 745 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 17, 1967
Defendant Hofkin thereupon designated defendant Kohn as his appointee to the arbitral board. Plaintiff P. G. … It raises a secondary jurisdictional question, the absence of an indispensable party: Gardner v. Allegheny County, 382 Pa. 88 (1955); accord, Reifsnyder v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMichie v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc.
7 Pa. D. & C.2d 276 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 6, 1956
Myers v. Philadelphia Daily News, 168 Pa. Superior Ct. 561 (1951), and Haley v. Matthews, 104 Pa. Superior Ct. 313 (1931) are examples. … Co., 241 Pa. 112 (1913); McGonnell v. Pittsburgh Rys. Co., 234 Pa. 396 (1912); Pittsburgh Southern Ry. Co. v. Taylor, 104 Pa. 306 (1883).
Cited 0 timesPublishedBronner v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
20 Pa. D. & C.3d 509 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Dec 21, 1981
This court, upon reconsideration, finds that plaintiff is not precluded from filing a complaint in trespass, notwithstanding the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in D’Ambrosio v. … Brown, 283 Pa. Superior Ct. 116 , 423 A. 2d 743 (1980). The court cannot say that the *511 acts attributed to defendant Kripitz could not amount to a reckless disregard for the interests of plaintiff.
Cited 0 timesPublished56 Pa. D. & C.2d 80 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 6, 1972
From these vantage points they saw a brown and black Cadillac proceed twice around the block and stop nearby 7950 Bustleton Avenue. … In Draper v.
Cited 0 timesPublished32 Pa. D. & C. 274 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Dec 15, 1937
Brown, Jr., J., I. … V.
Cited 0 timesPublishedBlumenthal v. Rosenblatt & Blum Bros.
5 Pa. D. & C. 763 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 30, 1925
The circumstances were strikingly similar to the case at bar, the wife therein having been the proprietress of a boarding-house conducted on premises occupied also by her husband and herself. … See, also, Foering & Heller v. Chamberlain, 21 Dist. R. 782.
Cited 0 timesPublished18 Pa. D. & C. 442 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · May 3, 1933
Brown, Jr., J., This case is before us on a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. … In Com. v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedLehnau v. Zim Israel Navigation Co.
62 Pa. D. & C.2d 221 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 26, 1973
In the case of Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law, 404 U.S. 202 , 92 S. Ct. 418 , 30 L. … See McGrath v. N. V. Reederij “Nautiek,” et al., District Court Civil Action no. 70-3361 (Eastern Dist. Pa., 1971).
Cited 0 timesPublishedJames J. Gory Mechanical Contracting Inc. v. Philadelphia Housing Authority
53 Pa. D. & C.4th 87 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Apr 10, 2001
See e.g., Shumake v. Philadelphia Board of Education, 454 Pa. Super. 556, 561 , 686 A.2d 22, 25 (1996). Because “lack of subject matter jurisdiction is a defense that cannot be waived,” LaChappelle v. … Clair Area School District Board of Education v. E.I. Associates, 733 A.2d 677 , 682 n.6 (Pa. Commw. 1999).
Cited 0 timesPublishedMillar v. Grieb & Thomas, Inc.
1 Pa. D. & C. 614 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · May 19, 1922
The alleged contract was not in writing, was not signed by the officers of the company and was not approved by the board of directors as such. … In Putnam v. Ensign Oil Co., 272 Pa. 301 , Mr.
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