Addison Case

Decided April 16, 1956. John C. Bell Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

385 Pa. 48 · Cited 81 times

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• Kaufman Construction Co. v. Holcomb · 55 A.2d 534
• Kelly v. Philadelphia · 382 Pa. 459
• Lennox v. Clark · 372 Pa. 355
• City of Portland v. Welch · 59 P.2d 228
• Goodwin v. Oklahoma City · 199 Okla. 26
• State ex rel. Fischer v. City of Lincoln · 137 Neb. 97
• Philadelphia Civil Service Commission v. Wilson · 373 Pa. 583
• Asher v. Forrestal · 71 F. Supp. 470

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