Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.

Decided April 20, 1949. Horace Stern wrote the opinion for the court.

68 A.2d 517 · Cited 191 times

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• Ebbert v. Philadelphia Electric Co. · 198 A. 323
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• McCarthy v. Ference · 58 A.2d 49
• King v. Equitable Gas Co. · 161 A. 65
• Rozumailski v. Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 145 A. 700
• Houston v. Republican Athletic Ass'n · 22 A.2d 715
• MacRes v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 287 N.W. 922
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• Bollin v. Elevator Construction & Repair Co. · 63 A.2d 19
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• Liguori v. Philadelphia · 41 A.2d 563
• Giordano v. Clement Martin, Inc. · 31 A.2d 504
• Singer, Admrx. v. Messina · 167 A. 583
• Dickinson v. Jones · 163 A. 516
• Bernath v. Lefever · 189 A. 342
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