City of Philadelphia v. Commonwealth

Decided November 7, 2003. Thomas G. Saylor wrote the opinion for the court.

838 A.2d 566 · Cited 252 times

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• Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh · 346 A.2d 269
• In Re Hickson · 821 A.2d 1238
• Cry, Inc. v. Mill Service, Inc. · 640 A.2d 372
• Pennsylvania School Boards Ass'n v. Commonwealth Ass'n of School Administrators · 805 A.2d 476
• Yardley Mills Co., Inc. v. Bogardus · 185 A. 218
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. Humphrey · 136 A. 213
• White House Milk Co. v. Thomson · 275 Wis. 243
• City of Pittsburgh v. Commonwealth · 112 Pa. Commw. 188
• Sprague v. Casey · 550 A.2d 184
• Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McCafferty · 758 A.2d 1155
• Mechanicsburg Area School District v. Kline · 431 A.2d 953
• Allegheny County v. Monzo · 500 A.2d 1096
• Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Diamond Fuel Co. · 346 A.2d 788
• Zemprelli v. Daniels · 436 A.2d 1165
• Harrisburg School District v. Zogby · 828 A.2d 1079
• Scudder v. Smith · 200 A. 601
• Phillips's Estate · 145 A. 437
• Poor District Case (No. 1) · 197 A. 334
• L. J. W. Realty Corp. v. Philadelphia · 390 Pa. 197
• Pennsylvania Chiropractic Federation v. Foster · 583 A.2d 844
• Mains v. Fulton · 423 Pa. 520
• Mikell v. Philadelphia School District · 58 A.2d 339
• Strain v. Kern · 277 Pa. 209
• Town of Blooming Grove v. City of Madison · 275 Wis. 328
• Mid-Centre County Authority v. Township of Boggs · 34 Pa. Commw. 494

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