Category: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Opinions

23 A.2d 831 Crane’s Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.January 5, 1941. January 20, 1942. Trusts and trustees — Powers — Investments — Mortgage participation — Necessity for re-appraisal — Insufficiency of income from security — Acts of June 7, 1917, P. L. 447, and April 26, 1929, P. L. 817 — Constitutional law. 1. Under […]

63 A.2d 75 McManus Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.November 17, 1948. January 11, 1949. Wills — Construction — Gift of specified income for life — Unexpended accumulations of income — Life tenant — Rights of personal representatives. Where testator gave to his trustees “a sum sufficient to produce a net yearly income of Ten Thousand […]

178 A.2d 748 Breckline v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.January 3, 1962. March 13, 1962. Life insurance — Group insurance — Change of beneficiary — Effectiveness — Failure to file in employer’s office — Federal employes — Statutory requirements — Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of August 17, 1954, 68 […]

919 A.2d 187 Lawrence S. HERMAN, D.C., Nachas, Inc., Jason H. Herman, Mitchell Chiropractic Center, and Thomas C. Mitchell, D.C., Petitioners v. HIGHMARK, INC. d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Pennsylvania Blue Shield, Respondents. No. 795 MAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. March 14, 2007. Petition No. 796 MAL 2003 for Allowance of Appeal from […]

781 A.2d 139 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. STEVEN K. EVANS, Petitioner. No. 162 WAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. June 11, 2001. No. 162 WAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 11th day of June, 2001, the petition for appointment of counsel and […]

20 A.3d 1210 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ROBERT KLING, Petitioner. No. 107 MAL 2011.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. April 26, 2011. Page 1 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 26th day of April, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is […]

119 A.2d 79 Peterson v. Pittsburgh Public Parking Authority. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.October 10, 1955. January 3, 1956. Property — Easements — Alleys — Municipalities — Pittsburgh — Vacation of alleys — Act of June 16, 1836, P.L. 749. 1. Where a plan of lots is made and a deed of partition describes the passageways […]

333 A.2d 881 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Percy JOHNSON, Appellant (two cases). Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued: November 22, 1974. Decided: March 18, 1975. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Buck County, Criminal Division, at Nos. 1163-6 and 1163-10 of 1972, Isaac S. Garb, J. Page 494 Abraham T. Needleman, J. S. Gottlieb, Philadelphia, […]

963 A.2d 466 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ROBERT RANDOLPH ALLEN, Petitioner. No. 293 WAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. January 6, 2009. Appeal from the Superior Court Pa.Super., 954 A.2d 31. Dispositions of Petitions For Allowance of Appeals Denied.

40 A.2d 388 Volta v. Markovitz Brothers, Inc., et al., Appellants. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.December 6, 1944. January 2, 1945. Practice — Additional defendant — Joinder — Cause of action declared upon — Trespass and assumpsit — Contract. One whose liability over to a defendant is based upon a contract cannot be joined as an […]

86 A.2d 838 United States Steel Company v. Allegheny County, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.October 3, 1951. January 7, 1952. Taxation — Payment into court — General County Assessment Law — Acts of July 12, 1935, P. L. 674 and July 15, 1935, P. L. 1007. 1. Under the Act of July 15, 1935, P. […]

185 A.2d 517 Kilian v. Allegheny County Distributors (et al., Appellant). Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.October 3, 1962. November 13, 1962. Practice — Pleadings — Preliminary objections — Amendment — Jurisdictional question — Amendment prejudicing adverse party — Statute of Limitations — Pa. R. C. P. 126, 1028, 1032 and 1933. 1. In this action of […]

848 A.2d 924 ABRAHAM G. WEEKS, Appellant v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION PAROLE, Appellee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. Decided: April 1, 2004. No. 281 MAP 2003, Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court entered on December 15, 2003 at No. 661 M.D. 2003 dismissing the petition for review. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND […]

813 A.2d 847 In Re: Appeal of Realen Valley Forge Greenes Associates from the Decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Upper Merion Township Dated August 13, 1999 Petition of: Realen Valley Forge Greenes Associates. No. 522 MAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. December 18, 2002. No. 522 MAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of […]

343 A.2d 671 In re ESTATE of Charlemagne TOWER, Deceased. Appeal of Tripp TOWER and Annette Tower Ragsdale. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued November 29, 1973. Decided July 7, 1975. Rehearing Denied September 16, 1975. Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia, as of No. 199, July Term, 1890, Harold D. Saylor, J. Page 94 [EDITORS’ […]

964 A.2d 1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. NICHOLAS HUDSON, Petitioner. No. 621 MAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. January 16, 2009. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. Appeal from the Superior Court Pa. Super., 955 A.2d 1031. Dispositions of Petitions For Allowance of Appeals Denied.

982 A.2d 63 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. THOMAS TYREKE CELOTTO-EDWARDS, Petitioner. No. 405 MAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. October 15, 2009. Appeal from the Superior Court, Pa.Super., 976 A.2d 1199. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

844 A.2d 551 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. RICHARD C. BRADY, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. February 26, 2004. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court, No. 467 WAL 2003. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 26th day of February 2004, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is […]

613 A.2d 540 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Jacquelyn STIDHAM, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued: April 8, 1992. Decided: June 17, 1992. Appeal No. 129 E.D. Appeal Docket 1991 from the Judgement of Superior Court, 408 Pa. Super. 652, 588 A.2d 565, dated December 4, 1990, at No. 498 Philadelphia 1990 which vacated the Judgment […]

249 A.2d 304 Commonwealth v. Savage, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted November 11, 1968. January 15, 1969. Criminal Law — Practice — Plea of guilty — Competency of accused to plead guilty — Accused of low intelligence — Burden of proof in post-conviction proceeding — Plea knowingly and intelligently made. 1. The test governing the […]

951 A.2d 1159 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. CRAIG S. ANDREWS, Petitioner. No. 467 WAL 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. July 1, 2008. Appeal from the Pa.Super., 938 A.2d 1107. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied. Justice McCAFFERY did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

858 A.2d 110 NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. DONALD GROOMES, THOMAS A. GROOMES, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF A. JANE GROOMES, A/K/A ADA JANE GROOMES, DECLARED DECEASED, JAMES R. GAUT, TRUSTEE DURANTE ABSENTIA FOR A. JANE GROOMES, A/K/A ADA JANE GROOMES, SUSAN MILLER, JANICE GROOMES, AND LINDA RUMBAUGH. PETITION OF: DONALD GROOMES. […]

847 A.2d 1289 COMMUNITY GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL v. THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS; THE COUNTY OF DAUPHIN; LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP; AND THE CENTRAL DAUPHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT. PETITION OF: THE COUNTY OF DAUPHIN AND THE CENTRAL DAUPHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT. No. 679 MAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. March 4, 2004. No. 679 MAL […]

906 A.2d 541 Com. v. Patino. 246 MAL (2006).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. August 10, 2006 Appeal from the Pa.Super., 898 A.2d 1132. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

889 A.2d 90 MICHAEL McBRIDE, Petitioner v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF DRIVER LICENSING, Respondent. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. October 25, 2005. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court, No. 606 MAL 2005. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 25th day of October, 2005, the […]

392 A.2d 256 PENNSYLVANIA SOCIAL SERVICES LOCAL 668, Appellee, v. PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Appellant. PENNSYLVANIA SOCIAL SERVICES UNION, LOCAL 668, Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Appellee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued May 23, 1978. Decided October 5, 1978. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, 410 C.D. 1976, 27 Pa. Commw. 552, 367 A.2d 778. Page […]

395 A.2d 931 In re ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVE IN the GENERAL ASSEMBLY 69TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT. Appeal of William R. LLOYD, Jr., a candidate for the Office of Representative. Appeal of Kenneth S. HALVERSON and the Somerset County Republican Committee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued January 8, 1979. Decided January 15, 1979. Appeal Nos. 205 and 206 […]

940 A.2d 170 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JERMAINE WALKER, Petitioner. No. 378 EAL 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. February 14, 2008. Appeal from the Pa. Super., 889 A.2d 120. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

944 A.2d 758 EMIL MALINOWSKI, ADMINISTRATOR DBNCTA OF THE ESTATE OF EMIL MALINOWSKI, Petitioner v. NANTICOKE MICRO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TEKTRONIX, INC.; XEROX CORPORATION AND FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANK, Respondents.[24] No. 451 MAL 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. January 2, 2008. [24] Reconsideration Denied March 14, 2008. Appeal from the Pa.Super., 929 A.2d 254. Dispositions […]

831 A.2d 601 ELIAS N. KASSOUF, Petitioner v. THE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTT, Respondent. No. 671 WAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. September 18, 2003. No. 671 WAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 18th day of September, 2003, the Petition for […]

442 A.2d 1104 CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. William E. GOULD, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued January 19, 1982. Decided March 29, 1982. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, Blatt, J., 43 Pa. Commw. 186, 402 A.2d 708. Page 600 Kenneth E. Aaron, Philadelphia, for appellant. Stewart M. Weintraub, Dep. City Sol., Ellis M. Saull, Asst. City […]

12 A.3d 749 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ALAN G. WEIGLE, Petitioner. No. 481 WAL 2010.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. March 2, 2011. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court entered July 14, 2010 at No. 401 WDA 2010 dismissing the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of […]

715 A.2d 404 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James DENNIS, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued February 3, 1998. Decided July 22, 1998. Reargument Denied August 31, 1998. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Criminal Division, Nos. 484, 488-91, Francis A. Biunno, J. Page 332 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE […]

806 A.2d 860 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. DAWUD ROBINSON, Petitioner. No. 91 EAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. August 28, 2002. No. 91 EAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 28th day of August, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of […]

587 A.2d 1346 Pamela MUHAMMAD, Administratrix of the Estate of Nazir Muhammad and Abdullah Muhammad, Appellees, v. STRASSBURGER, McKENNA, MESSER, SHILOBOD AND GUTNICK, a law partnership; Howard Messer and James Thomas, Jr. Appeal of STRASSBURGER, McKENNA, MESSER, SHILOBOD AND GUTNICK, a law partnership; and Howard Messer. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued March 5, 1990. Decided March […]

954 A.2d 570 Cassius M. CLAY, Sr., Appellant v. Raymond SOBINA, John Andrade, P.R.C. Committee at S.C.I. Forest, Timothy I. Mark, PA D.O.C. et al., Appellees. No. 36 WAP 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. July 21, 2008. Appeal No. 36 WAP 2007 From the Order of Commonwealth Court entered October 10, 2007 at No. 325 MD […]

806 A.2d 861 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. KEVIN VAN WILLMAN, Petitioner. No. 326 MAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. August 22, 2002. No. 326 MAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2002, the Petition for Allowance […]

965 A.2d 246 JOHN C. CRESCI, Petitioner v. STATE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent. No. 363 MAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. February 13, 2009. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court No. 1987 CD 2007. Dispositions of Petitions For Allowance of Appeals Denied.

353 A.2d 824 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Buford DILBECK, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued: November 12, 1974. Decided: March 17, 1976. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, Criminal Division, Nos. 680-684, September Sessions, 1970, Robert A. Wright, J. Page 544 Richard H. Anderson, Media, for appellant. Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., Dist. Atty., […]

839 A.2d 178 In the Matter of JOSEPH ALLEN JAFFE. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. November 18, 2003. No. 857 Disciplinary Docket No. 3, Board File No. C4-03-739, (United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Criminal No. 02-188), Attorney Registration No. 19788, (Allegheny County). ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 18th day of […]

4 A.3d 1054 JENNIE NELSON AND LAWRENCE NELSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE, Petitioners v. WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Respondent. No. 257 EAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. March 30, 2010. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 30th day of March, 2010, the Petition for […]

22 A.2d 709 Massachusetts Bonding Ins. Co., Appellant, v. Johnston Harder, Inc., Appellant, et al. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.October 1, 1941. November 24, 1941. Equity — Procedure — Remission of case for further proceedings — Equity Rules 67, 69 and 71 — Additional fact findings — Necessity — Right to file exceptions. 1. Where a […]

10 A.2d 547 Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company’s Appeal. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.December 8, 1939. December 28, 1939. Constitutional law — Taxation — Uniformity — Article IX, section 1, of Constitution — Personal property — Co-trustees residing in different counties — Proportionate payment of tax to each county — Acts of June 19, 1939, P. L. 413, […]

944 A.2d 757 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. TITO REYES, Petitioner. No. 514 EAL 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. March 6, 2008. Appeal from the Pa.Super., 938 A.2d 1119. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

13 A.3d 477 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. DAVID CARLTON PALMER, Petitioner. No. 436 MAL 2010.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. November 17, 2010. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 17th day of November, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED. […]

16 A.2d 50 Commonwealth v. Petrillo, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.September 30, 1940. October 28, 1940. Criminal law — Murder — Guilty plea — Determination of degree and punishment — Prisoners’ rights — Waiver — Withdrawal of plea — Refusal — Discretion of court — Death of trial judge. 1. A defendant who pleads guilty […]

165 A.2d 647 Hartigan v. Clark, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.September 27, 1960. December 1, 1960. Judgments — Entry in appearance docket — Necessity — Appeals — Timeliness — Act of June 11, 1879, P. L. 134. 1. A final judgment in a case must be entered in the appearance docket: Act of June 11, […]

872 A.2d 1197 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. RAMON ROSARIO, JR., Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. April 21, 2005. No. 839 MAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 21st day of April, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby […]

982 A.2d 67 IN RE: PRIMARY ELECTION OF MAY 19, 2009 FOR THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON, PETITION OF: ROBERT C. BOLUS, ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, JIM WILLIAMS AND MARIE C. SCHUMACHER. No. 732 MAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. October 19, 2009. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, No. 1745 CD 2009. Dispositions of […]

239 A.2d 426 Commonwealth ex rel. Butler, Appellant, v. Rundle. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.November 29, 1967. March 15, 1968. Criminal law — Constitutional law — 5th and 14th Amendments — Self-incrimination — Confession — Voluntariness — Practice — Burden of proof — Degree of proof — Words and Phrases — Meaning of voluntary. 1. In […]

955 A.2d 356 Com. v. Dorsey. No. 170 MAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. August 22, 2008. Appeal from the Superior Court Pa.Super., 951 A.2d 1208. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals. DENIED.

871 A.2d 187 MARK KORNFELD AND GARY KORNFELD AND K.G.K.K., THE PARTNERSHIP, Petitioners v. ATLANTIC FINANCIAL FEDERAL, NOW BY VARIOUS ASSIGNMENTS, BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, Respondents. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. March 15, 2005. No. 815 MAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, […]

650 A.2d 406 NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Vincent T. DELLATORE, Faith Dellatore and Carlo Dellatore, Respondents. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. October 20, 1994. Petition No. 42 M.D.Alloc.Dkt. 1993, for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 20th day of October, 1994, the Petition for Allowance […]

758 A.2d 1194-1204 DISPOSITIONS OF PETITIONS FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEALS Deer Lakes Educ. Ass’n, PSEA/NEA v. Deer Lakes School Dist. …………… 5/2/ 868 Denied No. 2636 C.D. 2000 W.D. 1999 (1999) Easton Hosp. v. W.C.A.B. (Pfefferle) ……. 5/17/ 1041 Denied No. 442 C.D. 2000 M.D. 1999 (1999) Eldeeb v. W.C.A.B. (SCT Corp.) ……………. 5/17/ 0003 […]

847 A.2d 1290 RICHARD E. SHARP AND MIRIAM SHARP, Petitioners v. CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP, Respondent. No. 782 MAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. March 30, 2004. No. 782 MAL 2003, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 30th day of March, 2004, the Petition […]

14 A.3d 828 IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANK P. DELIO, DECEASED v. PETITION OF: FRANK E. DELIO, III, ADMINISTRATOR C.T.A. OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK PASQUALE DELIO. No. 446 MAL 2010.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. December 29, 2010. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND […]

916 A.2d 630 George Stash Sons v. New Holland Credit Co., LLC. No. 456 WAL 2006.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. January 3, 2007. Appeal from the Superior Court Pa.Super., 905 A.2d 541. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

871 A.2d 187 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MANUEL M. CABRAL, III Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. March 28, 2005. No. 974 MAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 28th day of March, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal […]

281 A.2d 69 Hostler, Appellant, v. Gilliam. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 28, 1971. August 25, 1971. Argued April 28, 1971. Before BELL, C. J., JONES, EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY and BARBIERI, JJ. Appeal, No. 74, Jan. T., 1971, from order of Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, No. 13324 of 1968, in case of […]

771 A.2d 1277 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. LESLIE K. BILLINGSLEY, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. March 22, 2000. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Superior Court No. 516 WAL 2000. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 22nd day of March 2000, the petition for allowance of appeal is DENIED.

847 A.2d 1278 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. TERRELL FAULCON, Petitioner. No. 301 EAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. March 30, 2004. No. 301 EAL 2003, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 30th day of March, 2004, the Petition for Allowance of […]

233 A.2d 215 Burkett Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 23, 1967. September 26, 1967. Before BELL, C. J., MUSMANNO, JONES, EAGEN, O’BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ. Appeal, No. 15, May T., 1967, from decree of Orphans’ Court of Dauphin County, No. 851 of 1964, in re estate of May Burkett, deceased. Decree affirmed. Audit of first […]

436 A.2d 987 ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTIES, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued May 18, 1981. Decided November 6, 1981. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, 46 Pa. Commw. 608, 407 A.2d 89, Glenn E. Mencer, J. Page 240 Elliot A. Strokoff, Jerome H. Gerber, Harrisburg, for appellant. John […]

405 A.2d 897 J. C. PUGH, Appellant, v. Eloise P. HOLMES, Appellee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued April 19, 1979. Decided July 6, 1979. Reargument Denied August 15, 1979. Appeal from the Superior Court, Jacobs, President Judge, No. 367 March Term 1977, 253 Pa. Super. 76, 384 A.2d 1234. Page 273 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS […]

209 A.2d 817 Millili v. Alan Wood Steel Company, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.January 12, 1965. May 3, 1965. Practice — Trial — Charge of court — Fundamental error — Contributory negligence — Burden of proof — Wanton or reckless misconduct — Effect on contributory negligence — New trial — Appellate review — Reasons for […]

160 A.2d 419 Yoder, Appellant, v. Luzerne Township School District. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.March 17, 1960. May 4, 1960. Schools — Contracts — Validity — Statutory requirements — Public School Code of 1949 — Act of July 27, 1953, P. L. 606. 1. The provisions of the Public School Code of 1949, P. L. 30, […]

69 A.2d 97 Streilein et al. v. Vogel et al., Appellants. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.September 27, 1949. November 14, 1949. Negligence — Automobiles — Evidence — Incontrovertible physical facts rule — Inapplicability. 1. The rule that evidence which contradicts incontrovertible physical facts cannot alone be made a basis for sustaining a verdict, is inapplicable where […]

229 A.2d 861 Allison v. Snelling and Snelling, Inc., Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted November 17, 1966. May 2, 1967. Negligence — Contributory negligence — Contributory negligence as a matter of law — Stepping into elevator shaft. 1. In this action to recover damages resulting from the death of an elevator operator who, when he […]

813 A.2d 835 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. GEORGE BROWN, Petitioner. No. 508 WAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. December 18, 2002. No. 508 WAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 18th day of December 2002, the Petition for Allowance of […]

420 A.2d 401 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Robert Lee HAGOOD, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted May 19, 1980. Decided September 22, 1980. Appeal from the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, No. 2678 Criminal Division 1972. Page 182 Bruce D. Foreman, Harrisburg, for appellant. Marion E. MacIntyre, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee. Before EAGEN, […]

374 A.2d 973 Bela M. HABERERN, Petitioner, v. The LEHIGH AND NEW ENGLAND RAILWAY COMPANY and R. D. Timpany, solely as Trustee of the Property of the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. June 3, 1977. Petition No. 2713 Allocatur Docket, for allowance […]

579 A.2d 1294 STATE COLLEGE MANOR, LTD. v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Appellant, Mellon Bank, N.A., Intervenor. No. 99 M.D. Appeal Dkt. 1990.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. September 4, 1990. Page 264 ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 4th day of September, 1990, the appeal is hereby dismissed.

112 A.2d 82 Curry v. Napolitano, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.January 12, 1955. March 14, 1955. Practice — Judgments — Opening — Condition — Discretion of court below. In a trespass case, in which it appeared that a petition to open a default judgment was interposed solely for the benefit of defendant’s insurance carrier, it […]

868 A.2d 1196 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. RONALD WILLIAMS, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. February 18, 2005. No. 509 WAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 18th day of February 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is denied.

757 A.2d 842 GERALDINE LOSCHIAVO, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (STROUD MANOR), PETITION OF: STROUD MANOR. No. 062 Eastern District Allocatur Docket 1999Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. April 5, 2000. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 5th day of April, 2000, the Petition […]

194 A.2d 189 C. E. Williams Co. v. Henry B. Pancoast Company (et al., Appellant). Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued April 17, 1963. October 9, 1963. Practice — Entry of general appearance — Effect — Subsequent jurisdictional challenge — Petition to withdraw general appearance — Court below — Discretion — Pa. R.C.P. — Appellate review. 1. […]

4 A.3d 158 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JOSEPH SWIFT, Petitioner. No. 758 EAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. August 31, 2010. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 31st day of August, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.

43 A.2d 142 Grutski, Appellant, v. Kline. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 22, 1945. June 29, 1945. Negligence — Contributory negligence — Automobiles — Decedent — Exercise of due care — Presumption — Inapplicability. 1. The presumption that a person who has been accidentally killed was exercising due care and diligence has no application where the […]

628 A.2d 840 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Steven HATFIELD, Appellee, Elaine Hatfield, Intervenor. No. 93 M.D. Appeal Docket 1991.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. August 3, 1993. Order October 5, 1993. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 3rd day of August, 1993, Appellant’s Application for Reargument is granted. NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, J., dissent. LARSEN and […]

6 A.2d 70 Mannella v. Pittsburgh, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.March 29, 1939. May 8, 1939. Contracts — Building contracts — Orders of owner — Extra work — Rights of contractor. 1. Ordinarily a contractor is not responsible for defects caused by acts or orders of the owner during the progress of the work. [400] […]