Gardner v. Allegheny County

Decided May 23, 1955. John C. Bell Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

382 Pa. 88 · Cited 150 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.

• Delta Air Corporation v. Kersey · 20 S.E.2d 245
• Fineman v. Cutler · 273 Pa. 189
• Kuntz v. Werner Flying Service, Inc. · 257 Wis. 405
• Waldman v. Shoemaker · 367 Pa. 587
• London v. Kingsley · 368 Pa. 109
• Zerbe Township School District v. Thomas · 44 A.2d 566
• Narehood v. Pearson · 374 Pa. 299
• Pennsylvania Co. v. Sun Co. · 138 A. 909
• Lukens v. Ridley Township Zoning Board of Adjustment · 367 Pa. 608
• Witney v. Lebanon City · 369 Pa. 308
• Powell v. Shepard · 381 Pa. 405
• Jacobs v. Fetzer · 381 Pa. 262
• Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co. · 299 U.S. 65
• Wortex Mills, Inc. v. Textile Workers Union of America · 380 Pa. 3
• Edmunds v. Duff · 280 Pa. 355
• Jones v. Jones · 25 A.2d 327
• Maitland v. Twin City Aviation Corp. · 37 N.W.2d 74
• Merner v. Department of Highways · 375 Pa. 609
• Burnham v. Beverly Airways, Inc. · 311 Mass. 628
• Keefer Estate · 41 A.2d 666
• United Drug Co. v. Kovacs · 279 Pa. 132
• Griffith v. McCandless Township · 366 Pa. 309
• Crew v. Gallagher · 358 Pa. 541
• Hastings Appeal · 374 Pa. 120
• Heinl v. Pecher · 198 A. 797

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• University Square No. 1, Inc. v. Marhoefer · 407 Pa. 257
• Martino v. Transport Workers Union Local 234 · 447 A.2d 292
• Griggs v. Allegheny County · 402 Pa. 411
• Schott v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. · 436 Pa. 279
• Bilbar Construction Co. v. Easttown Township Board of Adjustment · 393 Pa. 62
• Cleaver v. Board of Adjustment · 414 Pa. 367
• McGinley v. Scott · 401 Pa. 310
• Bogash v. Elkins · 405 Pa. 437
• Mechanicsburg Area School District v. Kline · 431 A.2d 953
• Savitz v. Weinstein · 395 Pa. 173
• Dauphin Deposit Trust Co. v. Myers · 388 Pa. 444
• Loma Portal Civic Club v. American Airlines, Inc. · 394 P.2d 548
• Jones v. Park Lane for Convalescents, Inc. · 384 Pa. 268
• Youst v. Keck's Food Service, Inc. · 94 A.3d 1057
• Smith v. Gallagher · 408 Pa. 551
• Robinson v. Philadelphia · 400 Pa. 80
• Adams v. Speckman · 385 Pa. 308
• BALSBAUGH v. Rowland · 447 Pa. 423
• BORDEN v. BALDWIN · 444 Pa. 577
• Todd v. Skelly · 384 Pa. 423
• Silver v. Korr · 392 Pa. 26
• DeLuca v. Buckeye Coal Company · 345 A.2d 637

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