BROWN v. Commonwealth

Decided May 23, 1973. Thomas W. Pomeroy wrote the opinion for the court.

453 Pa. 566 · Cited 104 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Flagiello v. Pennsylvania Hospital · 417 Pa. 486
• Biello v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board · 454 Pa. 179
• Falco v. PADOS · 444 Pa. 372
• Stouffer v. Morrison · 400 Pa. 497
• Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District · 55 Cal. 2d 211
• Merchants' Warehouse Co. v. Gelder · 36 A.2d 444
• Commonwealth v. ORSATTI, INC. · 448 Pa. 72
• Commonwealth v. Berks County · 364 Pa. 447
• Meagher v. Commonwealth · 439 Pa. 532
• Conrad v. Commonwealth · 441 Pa. 530
• Lowry v. Commonwealth · 365 Pa. 474

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• Carroll v. County of York · 437 A.2d 394
• Specter v. Commonwealth · 341 A.2d 481
• Sweigard v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation · 454 Pa. 32
• Marshall v. Port Authority · 568 A.2d 931
• Freach v. Commonwealth · 370 A.2d 1163
• Smith v. City of Philadelphia · 516 A.2d 306
• Kitto v. Minot Park District · 224 N.W.2d 795
• Heifetz v. Philadelphia State Hospital · 393 A.2d 1160
• Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public Education · 453 Pa. 584
• SJ Groves & Sons Co. v. State · 444 N.E.2d 131
• Flesch v. Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute · 434 F. Supp. 963
• Singer v. Sheppard · 33 Pa. Commw. 276
• Zauflik, A., Aplt. v. Pennsbury School District · 104 A.3d 1096
• Dorsey v. Redman · 96 A.3d 332
• Sousa v. State · 115 N.H. 340
• Litton RCS, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission · 376 F. Supp. 579
• DiGIROLAMO v. Apanavage · 454 Pa. 557
• Backus v. Backus · 346 A.2d 790
• Zauflik v. Pennsbury School District · 72 A.3d 773
• Griffin v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · 757 A.2d 448
• Five Star Parking v. Philadelphia Parking Authority · 662 F. Supp. 1053
• Williams v. Commonwealth · 333 A.2d 924
• Tilli v. County of Northampton · 370 F. Supp. 459
• Tokar v. Commonwealth · 29 Pa. Commw. 383

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