Case law

Jaspan v. Osser

43 Pa. D. & C.2d 346 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 12, 1967

In Sherwood v. Elk County Board of Elections, 33 D. & C. 2d 230 (1963), the qualifications of a candidate for councilman were challenged. In that case, the attack was made three days after the election. … McLaughlin v.

Shared Communications Services of 1800 & 1880 JFK, Boulevard Inc. v. Bell Atlantic Properties Inc.

30 Pa. D. & C.4th 323 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 1, 1996

Brown’s testimony that Mr. … Brown.

Chelmsford Worsted Co. v. Ria Herlinger Fabrics, Inc.

64 Pa. D. & C. 628 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jun 25, 1948

Co. v. First National Bank & Trust Co., 338 Pa. 139, 143 ; Armour Trans. Co. v. Pa. P. U. C., 154 Pa. Superior Ct. 21, 23-4 ). … Superior Ct. 409, 414 , citing Catanzarro & Sons, Inc., v. Brown, 278 Pa. 548 . Another contention of defendants was that the yarn shipped from the Joseph Talbot Textile Co., Inc., to the T. A.

Judge Associates, Inc. v. Belcher

71 Pa. D. & C.2d 112 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jan 16, 1975

In MacFarland v. Unemployment Compensation Board, 158 Pa. … Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 133 Pa. Superior Ct. 518 , 521, 3 A. 2d 211 . (Italics supplied). That clear pronouncement must stand.”: id. at page 422. In Reading Aviation Service, Inc. v.

Hill v. Commissioners of Kensington

1 Parsons 501 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Sep 7, 1850

The corporate functions of this district are mainly executed by a Board of Commissioners, consisting of twenty-one members elected by the people. … In the case of Frewin v.

Philadelphia v. Charleston

8 Pa. D. & C.2d 689 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Apr 3, 1956

Co. v. Kensington Water Co., 234 Pa. 208 (1912); Philadelphia v. Goetz, 71 D. & C. 500 (1950); but see Estate of William D. Martin, deed., Tax Board Review opinion no. 56-4, docket no. 100.02-42 (March 16, 1956). … In McHugh v. Samuel, C.

Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Commonwealth

17 Pa. D. & C. 747 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Feb 20, 1933

Parry, J., — This case comes before us on appeal from the decision of the board of view refusing to allow the plaintiff’s claim for the cost of relocating certain conduits and lamp standards in the streets in the vicinity … The plaintiff here has no remedy, for it cannot recover for property injured but not taken: Knoll v. Harborcreek Township, etc., 86 Pa. Superior Ct. 423 ; State Highway Route No. 72, 265 Pa. 369 ; Jamison v.

Santa Corp. v. DiPaolo

9 Pa. D. & C.3d 84 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Aug 24, 1978

Estoppel is created by silence when there is an affirmative duty to speak and when the silence is relied upon to the detriment of the party claiming the estoppel: Brown v. … Courts in this state have held that undertaking the risk of success or failure of an enterprise is prejudice: GAF Corp. v. Amchem Products, Inc., 399 F. Supp. 647 (E.D. Pa. 1975); Siegel v.

Rokeby-Johnson v. William Moennig & Son, Ltd.

41 Pa. D. & C.3d 594 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Feb 17, 1984

See Lewis v. Erie Insurance Exchange, 281 Pa. Super. 193 , 421 A.2d 1214 (1980); Hercoform Marketing, Inc. v. Brown, 75 D.&C.2d 394 (1975).

Rothwell v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

57 Pa. D. & C.2d 714 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Aug 1, 1972

Questions of liability must be settled by the court on petition and rule: Delaware County Mortgage and Finance Co., Inc. v. … Delaware County Board of Commissioners, 79 D. & C. 110 (1951), affirmed without reference to costs: 168 Pa. Superior Ct. 143 . Exception dismissed. 2. The bill of costs was not timely filed.

Appeal of the Home of Industry for Discharged Prisoners

22 Pa. D. & C. 339 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jan 15, 1935

But on the other hand, where the farming itself is an integral part of the charitable purpose, the land under cultivation is exempt: House of Refuge v. Smith et al., 140 Pa. 387 . … No appeal was taken to the Board of Revision of Taxes until August 1932. This was too late to have any effect upon the assessments for the years 1929, 1930, 1931, or 1932.

American Baseball Club v. City of Philadelphia

17 Pa. D. & C. 290 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jul 14, 1932

This is well illustrated in Tannenbaum v. … In Mahanoy City Borough v. Hersker, 40 Pa.

Dunphy v. Gehring

71 Pa. D. & C.2d 705 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · May 30, 1975

instrument by parol evidence of an alleged oral representation on the ground of fraud, it must be shown that the alleged oral representation sought to be admitted was omitted from the written instrument through fraud: Joint Board … of Waist and Dressmakers’ Union v.

Grace Community Inc. v. KPMG Peat Marwick

60 Pa. D. & C.4th 513 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Apr 8, 2002

Shears v. Rigley, 424 Pa. Super. 559, 564 , 623 *516 A.2d 821, 824 (1993). See also, Goodman by Goodman v. Pizzutillo, 452 Pa. … Cheeseman v.

Driscoll v. Waite

6 Pa. D. & C. 417 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 26, 1925

request of a person not named, but claiming to own the dog, and who took it to the veterinarian in a condition which would have resulted in the dog's early death had not the veterinarian administered anti-toxin treatment, and boarded … Laws, 472; Young v. Couche, 52 Pa. Superior Ct. 592 -595. The affidavit fails to disclose that defendant’s possession is lawful or that he has a legal lien upon the dog. Rule absolute.

Neill v. Wall & Ochs, Inc.

68 Pa. D. & C.2d 429 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Oct 12, 1973

State Board of Optometrical Examiners, 287 Pa. 531 (1926); Neill et al. v. Cimbel Bros., Inc., supra. … See Harris v. Board of Optometrical Examiners, supra.

Clark v. Yellow Cab Co.

43 Pa. D. & C.2d 798 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Jan 23, 1968

P. 1041, permits personal service of a complaint by handing a copy “at the residence of the defendant to the clerk or manager of the hotel, inn, apartment house, boarding house or other place of lodging at which [the defendant … See, e.g., Hollinger v. Hollinger, 416 Pa. 473, 477 , 206 A. 2d 1, 3 (1965).

Harbison v. Transport Workers Union of Phila., Local 234

21 Pa. D. & C.2d 458 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Mar 11, 1960

In the recent case of Peyton v. … Justice Bok, in writing the opinion, quoted the language of Kuhn v. Buhl, 251 Pa. 348 (1915), where Mr.

Stevens v. Stevens

58 Pa. D. & C. 471 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Feb 24, 1947

In Boone v. Lightner et al., 319 U. … See also Tulley v. Alameda County Superior Court, 113 P. (2d) 477 , Gates v. Gates, 197 Ga. 11 , 28 S. E. (2d) 108 , Miller v. Miller, 26 Cal. (2d) 119, 156 P. (2d) 931 and Brown Service Insurance Co., Inc., v.

Saraco v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center

64 Pa. D. & C.2d 336 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · Aug 22, 1973

Picker X-Ray Corp. places great reliance on the decisions in Flouders v. Foster, 212 Pa. Superior Ct. 418 , 243 A. 2d 149 (1968), and Hammerman v. Lee, 207 Pa. Superior Ct. 370 , 217 A. 2d 853 (1966). … Furthermore, in Fante v. Philadelphia Transportation Company, 222 Pa.