Category: Pennsylvania Superior Court Opinions

858 A.2d 74 ANTHONY SPINELLI, Petitioner v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (THE VANGUARD GROUP), Respondent. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. September 21, 2004. No. 37 EAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the order of the Commonwealth Court dated December 22, 2003 at 925 C.D. 2003, affirming the order of the Workers’ Compensation […]

962 A.2d 1195 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MIGUEL DIAZ, Petitioner. No. 327 EAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. December 16, 2008. Appeal from the Pa.Super. 954 A.2d 34. Petitions for Allowance of Appeal Denied.

117 A.2d 712 Kadair, Appellant, v. Pittsburgh Railways Co. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.September 28, 1955. November 14, 1955. Appeals — Review — Refusal of new trial — Verdicts — Inadequacy. In this case it was Held, in the circumstances, that verdicts of $3,000 for the minor plaintiff and $5,000 for the parent were so inadequate […]

982 A.2d 510 IN RE: ADOPTION OF: M.J.S. PETITION OF: J.S., NATURAL FATHER. No. 439 WAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. October 22, 2009. Appeal from the Superior Court, No. 135 WDA 2009. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

266 A.2d 477 Giannetti, Appellant, v. Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 6, 1970. July 2, 1970. Before BELL, C. J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ. Appeal, No. 123, Jan. T., 1970, from judgment of Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, March T., 1964, No. 707, in […]

800 A.2d 931 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. TERRANCE WILLIAM FARRIS, Petitioner. No. 766 WAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. June 4, 2002. No. 766 WAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 4th day of June, 2002, the Petition for Allowance […]

30 A.2d 321 Bogdanoff, to use, v. Manis et al. (Caplan, Appellant). Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.January 4, 1943. January 29, 1943 Evidence — Cross-examination of party — Conclusiveness of testimony elicited — Contradiction — Inconsistency — Intrinsic improbability. Testimony adduced as on cross-examination may not only be contradicted by the direct testimony of other persons […]

821 A.2d 586 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. WILLIAM E. DENIAL, Petitioner. No. 693 WAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. April 8, 2003. No. 693 WAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 8th day of April, 2003, the Petition for Allowance […]

793 A.2d 910 JOHN A. ATKINS, Petitioner v. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE, Respondent. No. 772 MAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. January 29, 2002. No. 772 MAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 29th day of January, 2002, the Petition for Allowance […]

818 A.2d 506 CONSUMERS EDUCATION AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED, PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP, THE GREEN PARTY, LANCE S. HAVER, TINA H. NELSON, RICHARD MITCHELL DEIGHAN, ROBERT B. SKLAROFF, M.D. v. THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MAYOR JOHN F. STREET, JANICE DAVIS, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PETITION OF: CONSUMERS EDUCATION AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED, PENNSYLVANIA […]

847 A.2d 1283 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ANTHONY ROBINSON A/K/A ANTHONY BROWN, Petitioner. No. 728 MAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. February 19, 2004. No. 728 MAL 2003, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 19th day of February 2004, the Petition […]

637 A.2d 979 J.K. WILLISON, Jr., and Sherry Willison, his wife, Appellees, v. CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued: March 10, 1993. Decided: February 28, 1994. Reargument Denied: March 31, 1994. Appeal from order of the Court of Common Pleas, Greene County, No. 16 Equity 1987, H. Terry Grimes, J. Page […]

161 A.2d 882 Falsetti, Appellant, v. Local Union No. 2026, United Mine Workers of America. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.October 6, 1959. June 3, 1960. Unincorporated associations — Labor unions — Constitution and by-laws — Settlement of internal disputes — Procedure — Expulsion of members — Judicial review — Courts — Jurisdiction — Failure to exhaust […]

118 A.2d 168 Warren, Appellant, v. Motion Picture Machine Operators. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.September 26, 1955. November 28, 1955. Equity — Injunctions — Labor law — Labor contract — Labor dispute — Labor Anti-Injunction Act of 1937. 1. A controversy between an employer and a labor union concerning a valid contract between them constitutes a […]

658 A.2d 741 Guy M. TRETTEL and Sandra E. Trettel v. The ZONING HEARING BOARD OF HARRISON TOWNSHIP and Brackenridge Heights Country Club. Appeal of BRACKENRIDGE HEIGHTS COUNTRY CLUB. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued March 9, 1995. Decided May 12, 1995. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, No. 2110 CD 92, Alan S. […]

88 A.2d 796 Tidewater Field Warehouses, Inc., v. Fred Whitaker Company, Inc., Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 16, 1952. May 26, 1952. Contracts — Indemnity — Negligence of indemnitee — Intent of parties. A contract of indemnity which indemnifies the indemnitee against liability for his own negligence is valid, and will be construed as providing […]

616 A.2d 614 In the Matter of Philip J. SCRIFFIGNANO. No. 878 Disciplinary Docket No. 2. Board File No. C2-92-019.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. November 12, 1992. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 12th day of November, 1992, Philip J. Scriffignano having been disbarred from the practice of law in Page 494 the State of New […]

74 A.2d 650 Littler, Exrx., et al., Appellants, v. Dunbar et al. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 25, 1950. June 26, 1950. Torts — Deceit — Misrepresentation by agent — Knowledge of principal. 1. A principal is not liable in deceit for his agent’s false representations where he has not authorized nor participated in them nor […]

24 A.3d 864 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MICHAEL SAVIOR, Petitioner. No. 223 EAL 2011.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. July 20, 2011. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 20th day of July, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.

918 A.2d 741 Ellis-Mitchell v. City of Philadelphia Bd. of Pensions. No. 472 EAL (2006).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. February 28, 2007. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court Pa.Cmwlth., 905 A.2d 609. Dispositions of Petitions For Allowance of Appeals Denied.

812 A.2d 1230 JOANN MCCARTHY, Respondent v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Petitioner. No. 336 EAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. November 6, 2002. No. 336 EAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 6th day of November, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of […]

421 A.2d 179 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Kevin DAVIS, a/k/a Kevin Cargo, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted April 24, 1980. Decided September 22, 1980. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Trial Division, Criminal Section, entered June 11, 1978, at Nos. 638 and 640 October Term, 1977, Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr., J. […]

813 A.2d 844 BRUCE L. WISHNEFSKY, Petitioner v. RILEY AND FANELLI, P.C., Respondent. No. 487 MAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. November 13, 2002. No. 487 MAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 13th day of November 2002, the Petition for Allowance […]

209 A.2d 810 Central Contracting Company, Appellant, v. C. E. Youngdahl Company, Inc. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.October 13, 1964. May 3, 1965. Practice — Procedure — Foreign attachment — Garnishes — Housing authorities — Defendants — Joint venture — Pa. R.C.P. 1252 and 2131 — Housing Authorities Law of 1937. 1. A housing authority organized […]

426 A.2d 595 Bruno TAGNANI, Administrator of the Estate of Elizabeth Tagnani, Appellee, v. Caryl Lynne LEW and James M. Reinert, Defendants-Appellants. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued January 27, 1981. Decided March 13, 1981. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County, Civil Division at No. 889, March Term, 1972, en banc, Arthur D. D’Alessandro, […]

66 A.2d 68 King Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 28, 1948. April 19, 1949. Trusts and trustees — Shares of stock — Apportionment — Intact value — Preservation — Value in cash — Market value — Merger — Recapitalization. 1. In apportioning, as between life tenant and remainderman, the proceeds of sale of additional shares […]

798 A.2d 1289 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. STANLEY LEVON SMALLWOOD, Petitioner. No. 638 WAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. May 8, 2002. No. 638 WAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 8th day of May 2002, the Petition for Allowance of […]

29 A.3d 366 DAVID SHEPPARD, Appellant v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, Appellee. No. 34 EAP 2011.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. August 8, 2011. Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court, dated March 15, 2011. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 8th day of August, 2011, the appeal is DISMISSED due to […]

453 A.2d 587 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Donald LEONARD, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted October 26, 1982. Decided December 10, 1982. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Trial Division, Criminal Section, Nos. 150 and 152 June Term, 1978. Page 358 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT […]

539 A.2d 348 COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, Appellant, v. ALLEGHENY COURT ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, Appellee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued September 25, 1987. Decided March 22, 1988. Appeal from the Common Pleas Court, Allegheny County, John Q. Stranahan, J. Page 506 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, […]

829 A.2d 1157 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. DANIEL R. WITUCKI, SR., Petitioner. No. 94 MAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. August 27, 2003. No. 94 MAL 2003, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 26th day of August, 2003, the Petition for […]

841 A.2d 530 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. CHRISTOPHER J. MARCHAND, Petitioner. No. 409 WAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. December 11, 2003. No. 409 WAL 2003, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 11th day of December, 2003, the Petition for Allowance […]

992 A.2d 886 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. PAUL COLON, Petitioner. No. 630 EAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. April 14, 2010. Appeal from the Superior Court, Pa.Super., 986 A.2d 1250 Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

13 A.3d 475 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ERNEST J. FRANKLIN, Petitioner. No. 228 EAL 2010.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. November 30, 2010. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 30th day of November, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby […]

877 A.2d 383 PENNSYLVANIANS AGAINST GAMBLING EXPANSION FUND, INC. et al., Petitioners, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, et al., Respondents. No. 229 MM 2004, [J-19-2005].Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District.Argued March 9, 2005. Decided June 22, 2005. Page 276 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY […]

686 A.2d 1278 OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, v. Terence Alan PLIZGA, Respondent. No. 279, Disciplinary Docket No. 3.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. December 4, 1996. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 4th day of December, 1996, upon consideration of the Report and Recommendations of the Disciplinary Board dated October 16, 1996, it is hereby Page […]

379 A.2d 1342 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. George SANGRICCO, Appellant (two cases). Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued September 23, 1976. Decided December 1, 1977. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, Clarion County, No. 15 August Sessions 1973, Earl R. Handler and Robert B. Filson, JJ. Page 180 John H. Pope, Wendell G. Freeland, […]

80 A.2d 740 Hanna Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued March 28, 1951 Decided May 21, 1951 Appeals — Time — Tolling — Proceedings subsequent to final judgment or decree. In general, proceedings subsequent to a final judgment or decree do not toll the running of the statutory time within which an appeal must be taken. […]

5 A.2d 565 Hildock v. Grosso, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.March 23, 1939. April 17, 1939. Appeals — Order removing nonsuit. 1. An appeal does not lie from an order taking off a compulsory nonsuit. [223] Negligence — Principal and agent — Family automobile — Owner’s liability. 2. The owner of an automobile purchased for […]

20 A.2d 281 Keasbey’s Trust Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 14, 1941. May 26, 1941. Appeals — Interlocutory orders — Orphans’ court — Order suspending proceedings. 1. An appeal will lie to the Supreme Court only from a final or definitive decree of the orphans’ court. [444] 2. No judgment or decree is final that […]

277 A.2d 157 Githens, Rexsamer Co., Inc., Appellant, v. Wildstein. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.November 23, 1970. May 13, 1971. Negligence — Possessor of property — Maintenance of property in such manner as to prevent spread of fire to adjoining premises — Evidence — Violation by defendant of city fire code — Absence of proof of […]

769 A.2d 1116 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. JONATHAN FISHER, Appellant. J-188-00.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District.Argued: December 6, 2000. Decided: April 18, 2001. Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence entered on 12/10/99 in the Court of Common Pleas Montgomery County, Criminal Division at 4631.2, .3, .5 and .6-99 No. 298 Capital Appeal Dkt. Page […]

945 A.2d 166 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MICHAEL CONCI, Petitioner. No. 506 WAL 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. March 12, 2008. Appeal from the Pa.Super., 943 A.2d 310. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied. Justice McCAFFERY did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

350 A.2d 788 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Zachary SAMS, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued October 24, 1975. Decided January 29, 1976. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Trial Division, Philadelphia, No. 899 January Term, 1972, Wright, J., Marshall J., and Bullock, J. Page 324 Kalvin Kahn, Philadelphia, for appellant. F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. […]

901 A.2d 495 Edwin C. NEVILLE, M.D., and James J. Osborne, Appellants, v. The PENNSYLVANIA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, The Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe Loss Fund, now by merger, The Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund, Appellees. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. July 18, 2006. Appeal No. 11 MAP 2006 from the […]

867 A.2d 523 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. LEROY MADDOX, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. January 11, 2005. No. 356 EAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 11th day of January 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.

637 A.2d 621 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Thomas GOODIE, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued: January 24, 1994. Decided: February 15, 1994. Appeal No. 27 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1993, from Order of Superior Court entered November 27, 1991, 606 A.2d 1228 at No. 2995 Philadelphia 1990, Affirming Judgment of Sentence of Court of Common Pleas of […]

605 A.2d 1198 David M. BARASCH, Consumer Advocate, et al., Appellees, v. The BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellant. David M. BARASCH, Consumer Advocate, et al., Appellees, v. PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued October 24, 1991. Decided March 18, 1992. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, Nos. 2268, 2270, 2324 and 2371 […]

435 A.2d 1212 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Joshua James TYLER, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued May 21, 1981. Decided September 24, 1981. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, York County, No. 75 Criminal Action, 1978, Albert G. Blakey, III, J. Page 663 Harold N. Fitzkee, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant. John C. Uhler, Dist. […]

939 A.2d 890 JOSETTE MAZZANTI SIERPUTOSKI, Respondent v. THEODORE J. SIERPUTOSKI, Petitioner. No. 713 MAL 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. December 19, 2007. Appeal from the Superior Court, Pa.Super., 932 A.2d 272. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals, Denied.

866 A.2d 253 OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner v. James A. HICKEY, Respondent. No. 829 Disciplinary Docket No. 3.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. December 13, 2004. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 13th day of December, 2004, upon consideration of the Report and Recommendations of the Disciplinary Board dated August 25, 2004, it is hereby ORDERED […]

644 A.2d 731 DISPOSITIONS OF PETITIONS FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. March/April 1994. Allocatur Disposition Lower Court Docket and Appeal Docket orTitle Date Number Docket Citation______________________ _______ _________ ___________ ___________________ Mobile Diagnostech, Inc. v. Oncology Services, Inc.; Oncology Services, Inc. v. Mobile Diagonostech, Inc.[*] … 4/25/94 0638 Denied 433 Pa. Super. 642 […]

992 A.2d 890 IN RE: ADOPTION OF Z.S.H.G. PETITION OF: T.B.G. No. 3 WAL 2010.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. April 13, 2010. Appeal from the Superior Court, Pa.Super., 990 A.2d 60 Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

210 A.2d 490 Murdoch, Appellant, v. Murdoch. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 26, 1965. May 27, 1965. Practice — Settlement of case — Order marking case settled and ended — Petition to set aside order — Allegations of fraud — Sufficiency. Where a case has been marked settled, discontinued and ended on the court docket and […]

806 A.2d 863 IN RE: APPEAL OF BRICKSTONE REALTY CORPORATION AND RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT, INC., FROM THE UNDATED DECISION OF THE ZONING HEARING BOARD OF WHITPAIN TOWNSHIP PETITION OF: SUSAN WALSH, JANE MEDVETZ, BRUCE NICHOLS AND MEGHAN WEISS. No. 1067 MAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. August 27, 2002. No. 1067 MAL 2001, […]

911 A.2d 935 Com. v. Slaughter. No. 280 EAL (2006).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. November 9, 2006. Appeal from the Pa.Super., 903 A.2d 52. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

775 A.2d 802 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MARWAN HAWES, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. February 21, 2001. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court No. 646 E.D. Alloc. Dkt. 2000. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 21st day of February 2001, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is […]

968 A.2d 1278 Damon GREY, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections, Appellee. No. 61 WAP 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. May 1, 2009. Appeal No. 61 WAP 2008 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court entered October 30, 2008 at No. 452 CD 2008. Page 559 ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 1st day […]

828 A.2d 1016 IRVIN EAST, DECEASED C/O SARAH SANDERS v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (USX CORPORATION/CLAIRTON), APPEAL OF: UNITED STATES STEEL, LLC. [J-2-2003].Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District.Argued: March 3, 2003. Decided: July 22, 2003. No. 34 WAP 2002, Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court, entered November 15, 2001, at No. 699CD2001, reversing […]

12 A.3d 290 MICHAEL MANUSOV, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BETH MANUSOV, DECEASED, Respondent v. BRADLEY MANIN, M.D., ELKINS PARK MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, ABINGTON PRIMARY WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE GROUP, ABINGTON OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, J. ALEXANDER, R.N., FAAHUD YAFAI, M.D., ASHISH SITAPARA, M.D., RUBY SHRESTHA, M.D., ABINGTON EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATED AND ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, […]

867 A.2d 524 KATELYN KLEINSMITH BY AND THROUGH LEIGH KLEINSMITH AND DUANE KLEINSMITH, HER PARENTS AND NATURAL GUARDIANS AND LEIGH KLEINSMITH AND DUANE KLEINSMITH IN THEIR OWN RIGHT v. BARRY E. GRAHAM, AGES OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, P.C., AND READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER. PETITION OF: READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle […]

944 A.2d 756 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. LEWIS A. FAULK, Petitioner. No. 326 WAL 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. January 30, 2008. Appeal from the Pa.Super., 928 A.2d 1061. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

906 A.2d 541 Com. v. Pabon. 165 EAL (2006).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. August 8, 2006 Appeal from the Pa.Super., 898 A.2d 1132. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

26 A.3d 1101 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. SHAWN GANT, Petitioner. No. 181 EAL 2011.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. August 10, 2011. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 10th day of August 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.

38 A.2d 9 Blish Trust. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 19, 1944. June 30, 1944. Trusts — Terms — Construction — Intentions — Trustees — Mistake — Payment to wrong party — Surcharge — Non-legal investments — Retention. 1. In construing a deed of trust, the primary rule is that the intention of the settlor must […]

113 A.2d 316 Breskin, Appellant, v. 535 Fifth Avenue. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.March 17, 1955. April 21, 1955. Negligence — Possessor of land — Condition — Sidewalk — Sufficiency of defect — Jury question — Contributory negligence. 1. What constitutes a defect in a sidewalk sufficient to subject the possessor of land to liability must […]

726 A.2d 1037 AJAMU WILSON, Petitioner v. STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. March 23, 1999. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court No. 155 Eastern District Allocatur Docket 1998. Page 55 ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 23rd day of March, 1999, the […]

911 A.2d 935 Com. v. Tucker. No. 334 EAL (2006).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. November 15, 2006. Appeal from the Pa.Super., 905 A.2d 1050. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

265 A.2d 519 Stanakenas Unemployment Compensation Case. Wilkes-Barre Transit Corporation, Appellant, v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 1, 1970. May 27, 1970. Before BELL, C. J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ. Appeal, No. 322, Jan. T., 1970, from order of Superior Court, No. 661, Oct. T., 1969, affirming […]

839 A.2d 226 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. RALPH TRENT STOKES, Appellant. [J-215-2002].Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District.Submitted: December 23, 2002. Decided: December 30, 2003. No. 325 CAP, Appeal from the Order entered on 10/30/2000 at No. 4576 Mar T 1982 which denied PCRA relief in the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division of Philadelphia […]

790 A.2d 1015 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. CARMEN MONICA A/K/A JOHN MONICA, Petitioner. No. 195 EAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. October 11, 2001. No. 195 EAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 11th day of October, 2001, the Petition for Allowance of […]

896 A.2d 583 In Re The Nomination Papers of Thomas C. CREIGHTON as Candidate for State Representative in the 37th Legislative District. Appeal of Mary Jane Balmer and Ronald C. Newswagner. [J-94-2006].Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted April 18, 2006. Decided: May 2, 2006. Appeal No. 48 MAP 2006 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court entered […]

880 A.2d 1238 COM. v. WALKER. No. 1011 MAL (2004).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. July 26, 2005. Appeal from the Superior Court Pa.Super., 864 A.2d 585. Disposition of petition for allowance of appeal denied.

791 A.2d 1153 GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, Respondent GORDON L. DELOZIER, INC., Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. March 19, 2002. No. 655 WAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 19th day of March 2002, WE GRANT the Petition for Allowance […]

221 A.2d 181 Fox v. Kahn, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 25, 1966. June 24, 1966. Defamation — Slander — Privilege — Criticism of public official — Words and Phrases — Malice — Rule of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. 1. In this action of trespass for slander in which it appeared that the […]

889 A.2d 550 INSURANCE FEDERATION OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC., Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner, Appellee. [J-95-2004].Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District.Argued May 12, 2004. Decided December 30, 2005. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, No. 1854 C.D. 2001, Colins, President Judge. Page 631 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES […]

6 A.2d 770 Bailey, Appellant, v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 8, 1939. June 19, 1939. Insurance — Life insurance — Representations — False statements — Knowledge of falsity — Burden of proof — Evidence — Uncontradicted documentary evidence — Admissions in pleadings — Uncontradicted testimony of plaintiff’s own […]

145 A.2d 695 Aldridge, Appellant, v. Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued October 6, 1958. November 10, 1958. Practice — Judgments — Non pros — Propriety — Appellate review. 1. Where a plaintiff neglects to prosecute his suit diligently and the delay would be harmfully prejudicial to the defendant, if the suit […]