Category: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Opinions

884 A.2d 867 EAGLE ENVIRONMENTAL II, L.P., Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CHEST TOWNSHIP, Appellees. TRI-COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND TRI-COUNTY LANDFILL, INC., Appellants v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Appellee. J-89A-2004, J-89B-2004.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District.Argued: May 11, 2004. Decided: October 27, 2005. No. 261 MAP 2003, […]

672 A.2d 785 Robert G. LENHARDT and Jean A. Lenhardt, his wife, Appellees, v. Chelsie I. ADAMS, Irene K. Noss and Louis Noss Noss Mobile Homes, Inc., Appellants. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued March 5, 1996. Decided March 18, 1996. Appeal No. 051 Western District Appeal Docket 1995 from the Order of Superior Court at No. […]

5 A.3d 819 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ANDREW BERNARD MILLER, Petitioner. No. 517 WAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. September 8, 2010. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 8th day of September, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby […]

36 A.2d 504 King Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.January 10, 1944. March 20, 1944. Trusts and trustees — Life tenant and remaindermen — Apportionment of corporate stock — Corporate merger — General rule — Distribution — Time for adjudication. 1. The general rule is that on distribution of corporate assets to a trustee shareholder a […]

967 A.2d 960 In re Leedy v. Vis.Align, LLC; Vis.Align, LLC. No. 266 MAL (2008).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. March 24, 2009. Appeal from the Superior Court Pa.Super., 953 A.2d 612. Dispositions of Petitions For Allowance of Appeals Denied.

857 A.2d 680 GEORGE P. VIENER v. NEAL JACOBS, NORMA RUSH, MICHAEL A. JOFFRED, ALLEN FRIEDMAN, N.G.N., INC., READING GARMENT COMPANY, INC., ELLMAR MANUFACTURING, INC., NAGAN LEASING, INC., READING DYEING AND FINISHING, INC., LITTLE CREEK MILLS, INC., LCMA, INC., AMITY FINISHING, INC., G.N.K. PARTNERSHIP, PETITION OF: NEAL JACOBS. No. 940 MAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, […]

128 A.2d 355 Roller, Appellant, v. Jaffee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued November 20, 1956 Decided January 17, 1957 Negotiable instruments — Promissory note — Accommodation maker — Husband and wife — Wife as accommodation co-maker — Act of May 17, 1945, P. L. 625 — Negotiable Instruments Law. 1. The general rule is that when […]

719 A.2d 1039 Eric NELSON and Catherine Nelson, Petitioners, v. Sandra BROADHEAD and State Farm Mutual Insurance Company, Intervenor. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. November 2, 1998. Petition No. 582 W.D. Allocatur Docket 1997, for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 2nd day of November, 1998, […]

839 A.2d 351 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JOSEPH LEVIN, Petitioner. No. 119 EAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. December 1, 2003. No. 119 EAL 2003, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 1st day of December, 2003, the Petition for Allowance of […]

759 A.2d 850-859 DISPOSITIONS OF PETITIONS FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEALS SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Appeal from the Superior Court Allocatur Disposition Lower Court Docket and Appeal Docket orTitle Date Number Docket Citation Armstrong v. Turco Products, Inc. …………. 8/9/ 232 Denied Pa.Super., 2000 E.D. 757 A.2d 987 (2000) Baker v. Snitow; Snitow, In re ………….. […]

796 A.2d 313 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MICHAEL P. MINERD, Petitioner. No. 375 WAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. February 1, 2002. No. 375 WAL 2001 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 1st day of February, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of […]

775 A.2d 810 LANCASTER COUNTY, Petitioner v. PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent. No. 838 M.D. Alloc. Dkt. 2000.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. June 5, 2001. No. 838 M.D. Alloc. Dkts. 2000, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 5th day of June, 2001, the Petition for […]

892 A.2d 824 JUDITH FLANAGAN, Petitioner v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND SEPTA, FLAT IRON PROPERTY CORP., AND VIACOM OUTDOOR, INC., F/K/A INFINITY OUTDOOR, INC. v. METROPOLITAN SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE CORP., Respondents. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. December 29, 2005. No. 495 EAL 2005. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth […]

73 A.2d 387 Litz v. Zoeller, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 10, 1950. May 22, 1950. Negligence — Automobiles — Contributory negligence — Pedestrians. Where plaintiff, walking in a pedestrian crossing 119 feet wide had advanced into the middle of it before he saw defendant’s automobile 300 or more feet distant, and continued to cross, […]

860 A.2d 491 CACO THREE, INC., Respondent v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP, Petitioner. No. 331 MAL 2004.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. October 15, 2004. No. 331 MAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 15th day of October 2004, the […]

740 A.2d 1143 DISPOSITIONS OF PETITIONS FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. July 1999. White v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Tp. of Ontelaunee, Berks County ………… 7/9/99 124, 125 Denied Pa.Cmwlth., M.D. 728 A.2d 1054 (1999) =========================================================================== Page 1

535 A.2d 1051 Ramon GONZALEZ v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BOARD OF REVIEW, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued December 11, 1987. Decided January 19, 1988. Appeal No. 64 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1987, from Order of Commonwealth Court, 97 Pa. Commw. 633, 510 A.2d 864 (1986), entered June 4, 1986, at No. 1959 C.D. 1984, […]

823 A.2d 145 IRIS MORGAN, AS SUCCESSOR TO ROBERT GOSS v. ARNOLD YUSEM AND ELAINE YUSEM AND FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK. PETITION OF: FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK No. 996 MAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. June 3, 2003. No. 996 MAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. […]

333 A.2d 859 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Jane BARILAK, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted: December 5, 1974. Decided: March 18, 1975. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Trial Division, Crinimal Section to No. 371 April Term 1971, Theodore Gutowicz, J. Page 450 Nino V. Tinari, Philadelphia, for appellant. F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, […]

764 A.2d 1 WENDELL BANKS, Appellant v. KIM PIZZINGRILLI, SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District.Submitted: October 23, 2000. Decided: November 2, 2000. Appeal from the Order of Commonwealth Court entered 09/07/2000 at 361 MD 2000 No. 107 MAP 2000. Wendell Banks, pro se. Leonidas Pandeladis, John Thomas Henderson, […]

880 A.2d 1236 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. FRANKLIN D. FICKLE, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. August 2, 2005. No. 595 WAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 2nd day of August, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is […]

493 A.2d 1356 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Kenneth CANNON, Appellee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted January 22, 1985. Decided June 10, 1985. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Trial Division, Criminal Section, Nov. 10, 1983, Nos. 3703, 3710, and 3720, August Term, 1982. Page 23 Eric B. Henson, Deputy Dist. Atty., Steven […]

295 A.2d 83 Commonwealth v. National Advertising Company, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 25, 1972. October 4, 1972. Taxation — Corporations — Net income tax — Receipts from contracts with advertisers whose advertisements are placed on outdoor billboards situated in Commonwealth — “Rentals” or income from “services” — Presumption of regularity of tax assessment — […]

649 A.2d 435 Michael S. HUTCHISON, Jr., an incompetent, by Mary J. HUTCHISON, parent and natural guardian, and Mary J. Hutchison and Michael Hutchison, individually, Appellants, v. Father Francis LUDDY, St. Therese’s Catholic Church, St. Therese’s Elementary School, Bishop James Hogan and Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Appellees. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued September 23, 1993. Decided November […]

15 A.2d 353 Frank’s Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.March 26, 1940. September 30, 1940. Appeals — Review — Findings of fact — Auditing judge. 1. The findings of an auditing judge, approved by the court in banc, will not be reversed when supported by evidence or reasonable inferences therefrom, and especially where the decision depends […]

906 A.2d 537 Bruton v. Wilson. 26 MAL (2006).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. August 9, 2006 Appeal from the Pa.Super., 894 A.2d 814. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

345 A.2d 650 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. J. L. MOTT CORPORATION, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued May 6, 1975. Decided October 3, 1975. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, No. 198 T.D. 1970, Bowman, J., 12 Pa. Commw. 493, 316 A.2d 921. Page 540 Harry J. Rubin, Krekstein, Rubin Lasday, Harrisburg, for appellant. Eugene J. Anastasio, […]

73 A.2d 417 Lancaster Malleable Castings Co. v. Dunie, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 18, 1950. May 22, 1950. Contracts — Leases — Option — “First option and privilege” of tenant to purchase leased property — Absolute or conditional right — Construction. 1. Where a written lease provided that the tenant should have the “first […]

818 A.2d 503 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. EARL LILLY, Petitioner. No. 469 EAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. February 19, 2003. No. 469 EAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 19th day of February, 2003, the Petition for Allowance of […]

164 A.2d 93 Sinkler, Appellant, v. Kneale. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 22, 1960. September 26, 1960. Torts — Negligence — Unborn child — Prenatal injuries — Liability to child after birth alive — Restatement, Torts. 1. A person who negligently causes harm to an unborn child is liable to such child after its birth alive […]

987 A.2d 638 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Dennis MILLER, Appellant. No. 539 CAP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District.Submitted: October 30, 2008. Decided: December 28, 2009. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, Criminal Division, CP-15-CR-0000061-1996, Howard F. Riley, Jr., J. Page 2 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

806 A.2d 863 C.U.R.E. OF PENNSYLVANIA, Petitioner v. PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, Respondent. No. 169 EAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. August 27, 2002. No. 169 EAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 27th day of August, 2002, the Petition for Allowance […]

991 A.2d 305 HIGBY DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Petitioner v. John SARTOR, J. Russell Yerkes, Yerkes Associates, Inc., Lee Ledbetter, Norman Vutz, Daniel Keogh, Uday Patankar and Marietta M. Marquart, Respondents. No. 540 MAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. March 23, 2010. Petition for Allowance of Appeal, No. 540 MAL 2008, from the Opinion and Order […]

215 A.2d 617 Commonwealth ex rel. Thomas, Appellant v. Myers. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted November 12, 1965. January 4, 1966. Criminal law — Convicted prisoner — Release on parole — Subsequent conviction of crime — Recommitment to prison as parole violator — Pennsylvania Board of Parole — Powers — Parole revocation hearing — Requirements — […]

279 A.2d 51 Sayre Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 22, 1971. June 28, 1971. Trusts and Trustees — Creation of trust — Property placed in name of donor in trust for a named beneficiary — Tentative trusts — Deposit in a savings account by one person of his own money, in his own name as […]

849 A.2d 1203 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ROQUI DIAZ DISLA, Petitioner. No. 980 MAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. May 11, 2004. No. 980 MAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 11th day of May, 2004, the Petition for Allowance […]

227 A.2d 152 Fine v. Equitable Gas Company, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.November 29, 1966. March 14, 1967. Before BELL, C. J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O’BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ. Appeals, Nos. 245 and 246, March T., 1966, from order of Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Jan. T., 1962, No. 2757, in case […]

782 A.2d 552 WEST CHESTER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Petitioner v. COLLEGIUM CHARTER SCHOOL Respondent — BERNARD R. MILLER and HARRY I. SHREINER Petitioners v. COLLEGIUM CHARTER SCHOOL, Respondent Nos. 849 MAL 2000 850 MAL 2000.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. July 17, 2001. Nos. 849 850 MAL 2000; Petitions for Allowance of Appeal from Order […]

608 A.2d 491 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. William Clair PETH, Appellee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted March 11, 1992. Decided May 26, 1992. Appeal No. 6 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1991 from the Order of the Superior Court, 374 Pa. Super. 265, 542 A.2d 1015 (1988), at No. 1309 Pittsburgh 1987, entered May 18, 1988, affirming […]

853 A.2d 359 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. RAYMOND BRADLEY A/K/A BRADLEY RAYMOND, Petitioner. No. 60 EAL 2004.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. June 22, 2004. No. 60 EAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 22nd day of June, 2004, the Petition […]

958 A.2d 1048 Evaluation Services, Inc. v. Lender’s Service Inc. No. 16 WAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. October 1, 2008. Appeal from the Superior Court Pa.Super., 943 A.2d 326. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals. DENIED.

805 A.2d 526 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, Petitioner WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (LAKOMY), Respondent. No. 143 WAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. July 9, 2002. No. 143 WAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 9th day of July, 2002, the Petition […]

73 A.2d 661 Peardon v. Peardon, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 12, 1950. May 22, 1950. Appeals — Review — Chancellor’s fact findings. 1. The findings of fact by a chancellor, approved by the court in banc will not be disturbed on appeal if there is any evidence to support them. [14] Husband and wife […]

786 A.2d 984 ROLAND T. BARBOUR, JR., Petitioner v. MOSHE PILLER, ET AL., Respondents. No. 0120 EAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. September 24, 2001. No. 0120 EAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 24th day of September, 2001, the Petition […]

996 A.2d 490 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JOSEPHINE PARKHURST BOICE, Petitioner. No. 15 MAL 2010.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. May 27, 2010. Appeal from the Superior Court, Pa.Super., 990 A.2d 37 Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

244 A.2d 767 Bethlehem Steel Company, Appellant, v. Board of Finance and Revenue. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 24, 1967. August 6, 1968. Taxation — Corporations — Corporate net income tax — Practice — Petitions for refund — Timeliness — Five year limitation — Two year limitation — Mistake of law — Mistake of fact — […]

383 A.2d 864 Mary Jane McGEE, Appellant, v. L. F. GRAMMES SONS, INC., Appellee. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued January 14, 1977. Decided March 23, 1978. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, No. 1168 Commonwealth Docket, 1974, affirmed decision of Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board. Page 144 Robert H. Dickman, Goldberg Frankel, Philadelphia, for appellant. Edward H. Feege, […]

801 A.2d 1212 SEVEN SPRINGS FARM, INC., A PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION, Appellee v. LYNDA M. DUPRE CROKER, Appellant. LYNDA M. DUPRE, ON BEHALF OF THE PHILLIP DUPRE FAMILY, Appellant v. SEVEN SPRINGS FARM, INC., ALONG WITH CERTAIN OF ITS DIRECTORS, JAMES M. CROWLEY, DENISE M. DUPRE, JAMES M. McCLURE, JOYCE S. MONIGAL, RICHARD G. PATTON, CHARLES […]

372 A.2d 1202 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James SHEPPARD, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued April 18, 1977. Decided May 17, 1977. Appeal No. 92 January Term 1976, from the judgment of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Trial Division, Criminal Section, at No. 1534 June Term 1974; Eugene Gelfand, Judge. Stephen P. […]

327 A.2d 72 Bearoff, Appellant, v. Bearoff Bros., Inc. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.November 28, 1973. October 16, 1974. Judgments — Res judicata — Elements — Discontinuance of earlier action. 1. For the doctrine of res judicata to prevail, there must be a concurrence of four conditions: (1) identity in the thing sued upon; (2) identity […]

960 A.2d 838 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MICHAEL MURPHY, Petitioner. No. 217 MAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. September 16, 2008. Appeal from the Pa.Super., 953 A.2d 604. Petitions for Allowance of Appeal Denied.

285 A.2d 492 Commonwealth v. Potter, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.November 12, 1971. December 20, 1971. Criminal Law — Remarks of prosecutor — Suggestion to defendant during cross-examination that his testimony was a malicious lie. 1. The prosecuting attorney enjoys an office of unusual responsibility, and his trial conduct should never be vindictive or attempt […]

995 A.2d 351 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. NATHANIEL JOHN CLARK, II, Petitioner. No. 866 MAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. May 3, 2010. Appeal from the Superior Court, Pa.Super., 974 A.2d 1178 Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

825 A.2d 639 KAREN PALUMBO, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF JESSICA HABER, A MINOR, Petitioners v. MARK KNOWER AND CAROLYN KNOWER, H/W Respondents. No. 69 MAL 2003.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. June 10, 2003. No. 69 MAL 2003, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: […]

723 A.2d 173 David J. AIELLO and Victor C. Aiello, individually and as Co-Trustees of the Ridgway Television Company, Inc. (Defined Benefit and Money Purchase Pension Plans) and U.S. Coal Company, Inc., appellants, v. PENNSYLVANIA INSURANCE COMMISSION as Liquidator of United Surety Financial Guaranty Co., M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, […]

857 A.2d 678 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. WILLIE TERRY, Petitioner. No. 57 EAL 2004.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. July 27, 2004. No. 57 EAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 27th day of July, 2004, the Petition for Allowance of […]

955 A.2d 358 Com. v. West. No. 135 EAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. August 22, 2008. Appeal from the Superior Court Pa.Super., 951 A.2d 1220. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals. DENIED. Page 759

142 A.2d 24 Scranton Board of Zoning Appeals, Appellant, v. Silas. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.May 1, 1958. May 26, 1958. Municipalities — Zoning — Ordinance — Construction — Retail stores — Merchandise for local neighborhood use — Limiting commercial enterprises in residential district — Constitutional law. Where it appeared that a city zoning ordinance limited […]

815 A.2d 632 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. GERALD KALE, Petitioner. No. 310 EAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. December 30, 2002. No. 310 EAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 30th day of December, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal […]

416 A.2d 1010 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. David K. MILLER, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted April 22, 1980. Decided July 3, 1980. Appeal No. 265 January Term, 1978 from the Order of the Superior Court at No. 300 October Term, 1977, Per Curiam, 252 Pa. Super. 628, 382 A.2d 752, affirming the Judgment of Sentence […]

871 A.2d 187 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. GARY E. SWEIGARD, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. April 1, 2005. No. 833 MAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 1st day of April, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is […]

889 A.2d 1215 COM. v. ROBINSON. No. 99 EAL (2005).Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. November 23, 2005. Appeal from the Superior Court, Pa.Super., 873 A.2d 771. Disposition of petition for allowance of appeal. Denied.

887 A.2d 770 DANIEL LEE KASHER, Petitioner v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, RICHARD FORRY, MARK T. ROOMBERG, WILLIAM F. OCHS, JR., AND GRANT E. WESNER, Respondents. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. November 1, 2005. No. 615 MAL 2005, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, […]

123 A.2d 627 Stormer Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 30, 1956. June 25, 1956. Contracts — Termination — Death of party — Services requiring peculiar skill. 1. Where it appeared that decedent entered into a contract with an authority for the construction of a sewerage system following its award to him as the lowest bidder […]

870 A.2d 319 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JULIO VEGA, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. March 4, 2005. No. 664 MAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 4th day of March, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.

805 A.2d 526 JOHN BARRY WILLIAMS, Petitioner v. ROBERT D. SHANNON, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE CORRECTIONS INSTITUTE AT MAHONEY, MARTIN F. HORN, COMMISSIONER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WILLIAM F. WARD, CHAIRMAN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, MARK C. BALDWIN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, Respondents. No. 57 MAL 2002.Supreme […]

877 A.2d 459 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JESSICA A. MINEARD, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. June 10, 2005. No. 63 WAL 2005, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 10th day of June 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is […]

934 A.2d 1148 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Crystal Dawn WEIMER, Petitioner. No. 201 WAL 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. October 1, 2007. Petition for Allowance of Appeal No. 201 WAL 2007 from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 1st day of October, 2007, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal […]

788 A.2d 375 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MALCOLM ROWE, Petitioner. No. 295 EAL 2001.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. October 1, 2001. No. 295 EAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Memorandum Opinion of Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 1st day of October, 2001, the petition for allowance of […]

13 A.2d 55 Donnan’s Trust Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.March 25, 1940. May 6, 1940. Trusts and trustees — Termination — Consent of all interested parties — Contingent interest — Restatement, Trusts. 1. Where a trust is created by deed which contains no power to revoke or to amend, the trust may not be terminated […]

206 A.2d 18 McFarland, Appellant, v. Weiland Packing Co., Inc., Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.November 17, 1964. January 5, 1965. Appeals — Appealable order — Order certifying equity action to law side of court — Order dismissing preliminary objections — Jurisdictional question — Act of March 5, 1925, P. L. 23. 1. An order certifying […]

809 A.2d 348 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, EX REL. MARK C. BALDWIN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF BERKS, Appellee v. CRAIG WES FISHER, Appellant. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. Decided: October 25, 2002. No. 174 MAP 2001, Appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Civil Division, dated November 28, 2001, […]

866 A.2d 256 In the Matter of L. Van STILLMAN. No. 964 Disciplinary Docket No. 3.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. December 17, 2004. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 17th day of December, 2004, L. Van Stillman having been disbarred on consent from the practice of law in the State of Florida by Order of the […]

4 A.3d 158 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. WARREN LOUIS TRENT, Petitioner. No. 213 MAL 2010.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. September 2, 2010. Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 2nd day of September, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.

864 A.2d 528 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. CHARLES E. FOSTER, Petitioner. No. 297 WAL 2004.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. December 22, 2004. No. 297 WAL 2004, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 22nd day of December, 2004, the Petition for Allowance […]

885 A.2d 532 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. STEPHEN MONTGOMERY, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District. October 4, 2005. No. 57 WAL 2005, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court. ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 4th day of October, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby […]

959 A.2d 930 Murphy v. W.C.A.B. (University of Pennsylvania). No. 117 EAL 2008.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. October 14, 2008. Appeal from the Superior Court No. 1159 CD 2007. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals. DENIED.

182 A.2d 501 Breslow v. Baldwin Township School District. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.April 24, 1962. June 28, 1962. Constitutional law — Constitution of Pennsylvania — Article V, § 3 — Article IX, § 8 — Municipalities — Indebtedness — Limitation — Assessed value — Municipal Borrowing Law — Act of July 28, 1961, P.L. 917. […]

982 A.2d 509 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. GARY KOZLOWSKI, Petitioner. No. 339 EAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. October 20, 2009. Appeal from the Superior Court, Pa.Super., 972 A.2d 555. Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeals Denied.

337 A.2d 597 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Louis ALSTON, Appellant (two cases). Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted January 13, 1975. Decided May 13, 1975. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, Criminal Section of Philadelphia County, July Term, 1972, Nos. 1199 and 1200, Charles Wright, J. Page 665 Nino V. Tinari, Robert G. Allman, […]

825 A.2d 640 STEVEN GARDNER, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Respondent. No. 992 MAL 2002.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. April 22, 2003. No. 992 MAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 22nd day of April, 2003, the Petition for Allowance […]

935 A.2d 1274 COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. William NEAL, Petitioner. No. 148 EM 2007.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. November 8, 2007. Prior Report: Pa.Super., 724 A.2d 958. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 8th day of November, 2007, the Application for Leave to File Original Process is granted. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus/Mandamus/Prohibition […]

79 A.2d 252 Law, Appellant, v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued November 17, 1950 Decided March 21, 1951 Practice — Service of process — Validity — Foreign corporation — Doing business — R. C. P. No. 2179. 1. The solicitation of business within a particular county of the Commonwealth does not […]

815 A.2d 628 NORTHWOOD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. Petitioner v. TOWNSHIP OF UPPER MORELAND, Respondent Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District. January 24, 2003. No. 645 MAL 2002, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from The Order of the Commonwealth Court. ORDER PER CURIAM. AND NOW, this 24th day of January 2003, we GRANT the Petition for […]

49 A.2d 376 Fisher Estate. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.October 2, 1946. November 8, 1946. Wills — Construction — Inconsistent provisions — Intent. 1. The rule that the later of two inconsistent clauses in a will must be taken to represent the last expression of a testator’s intention is applicable only where there is an utter […]