Commonwealth v. Trunk

Decided December 1, 1932. William I. Schaffer wrote the opinion for the court.

167 A. 333 · Cited 87 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.

• Commonwealth v. Myma · 278 Pa. 505
• Commonwealth v. Colandro · 231 Pa. 343
• Commonwealth v. Stallone · 126 A. 56
• Stone v. Philadelphia · 153 A. 550
• Taylor v. American International Shipbuilding Corp. · 275 Pa. 229
• Commonwealth v. Jones · 154 A. 480
• Commonwealth v. Cate · 220 Pa. 138
• Corbin v. George · 162 A. 459
• Commonwealth v. Westley · 150 A. 94

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• State v. Hembd · 232 N.W.2d 872
• Commonwealth v. Goins · 457 Pa. 594
• Commonwealth v. Broaddus · 458 Pa. 261
• Commonwealth v. Novak · 384 Pa. 237
• Commonwealth v. England · 375 A.2d 1292
• Commonwealth v. Moon · 383 Pa. 18
• Commonwealth v. Ragone · 176 A. 454
• Commonwealth v. Kilgallen · 379 Pa. 315
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Holly v. Ashe · 368 Pa. 211
• Commonwealth v. Bennett · 370 A.2d 373
• Commonwealth v. Whitfield · 376 A.2d 617
• Commonwealth v. Byrd · 421 Pa. 513
• Commonwealth v. Maloney · 365 Pa. 1
• Sherrick v. State · 61 N.W.2d 358
• Commonwealth v. Jones · 373 A.2d 1338
• Commonwealth v. Williams · 364 A.2d 281
• Henderson v. State · 99 S.E.2d 270
• Commonwealth v. Cisneros · 381 Pa. 447
• Commonwealth v. McCoy · 401 Pa. 100
• Commonwealth v. Karmendi · 188 A. 752

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