City of Philadelphia v. Stepan Chemical Co.

Decided August 4, 1982. John William Ditter Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

544 F. Supp. 1135 · Cited 116 times

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• Kaplan v. Kaplan · 404 Pa. 147
• Byrd v. Merwin · 456 Pa. 516
• United States v. Price · 523 F. Supp. 1055
• Kroungold v. Triester · 407 F. Supp. 414
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