Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Decided July 20, 1965. Herbert B. Cohen wrote the opinion for the court.

418 Pa. 567 · Cited 180 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.

• Zawacki v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 374 Pa. 89
• Frederick v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. · 10 A.2d 576
• Beers v. Muth · 395 Pa. 624
• Turek v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 369 Pa. 341
• Gray v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co. · 141 A. 621
• Kasanovich v. George · 34 A.2d 523
• Karcesky v. Laria · 382 Pa. 227
• Murray v. Philadelphia Transportation Co. · 58 A.2d 323
• Geelen v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 400 Pa. 240
• Engle v. Reider · 77 A.2d 621
• Gregorius v. Safeway Steel Scaffolds Co. · 409 Pa. 578
• Radobersky v. Imperial Volunteer Fire Department · 368 Pa. 235
• Peden v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 188 A. 586
• Conn v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 136 A. 779
• Matthews v. Derencin · 62 A.2d 6
• Hronis v. Wissinger · 412 Pa. 434
• Davies v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 370 Pa. 180
• Haas v. Kasnot · 377 Pa. 440
• Bowman v. Pennsylvania R. R. · 149 A. 877
• Steffenson v. Lehigh Valley Transit Co. · 64 A.2d 785
• Koontz v. Baltimore Ohio R. R. Co. · 163 A. 212
• Cover v. Hershey Transit Co. · 139 A. 264
• Kimmel v. Yellow Cab Co. · 414 Pa. 559

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• Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp. · 494 A.2d 1088
• Williams v. City of Philadelphia · 569 A.2d 419
• Dudley v. USX Corp. · 606 A.2d 916
• Balletta v. Spadoni · 47 A.3d 183
• Saaybe v. Penn Central Transportation Co. · 438 F. Supp. 65
• Smith v. Southland Corp. · 738 F. Supp. 923
• Incollingo v. Ewing · 444 Pa. 299
• Renk v. City of Pittsburgh · 641 A.2d 289
• Incollingo v. EWING · 444 Pa. 263
• SHV Coal, Inc. v. Continental Grain Co. · 587 A.2d 702
• Gonzalez v. United States Steel Corp. · 398 A.2d 1378
• King Et Vir v. Breach · 540 A.2d 976
• Engel v. Parkway Co. · 439 Pa. 559
• Lory v. City of Philadelphia · 674 A.2d 673
• Robbins Ex Rel. Robbins v. Cumberland County Children & Youth Services · 802 A.2d 1239
• McNeal v. City of Easton · 598 A.2d 638
• Weinstein v. Bullick · 827 F. Supp. 1193
• R.H.S. v. Allegheny County Department of Human Services · 936 A.2d 1218
• Owens v. City of Philadelphia · 6 F. Supp. 2d 373
• Simmons v. Township of Moon · 601 A.2d 425
• MOUNT v. Bulifant · 438 Pa. 265
• Stubbs v. Frazer · 454 A.2d 119

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