Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.

Decided October 14, 1964. John C. Bell Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

416 Pa. 1 · Cited 758 times

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• Kilberg v. Northeast Airlines, Inc. · 9 N.Y.2d 34
• Rennekamp v. Blair · 375 Pa. 620
• Bednarowicz v. Vetrone · 400 Pa. 385
• Rodney v. Staman · 371 Pa. 1
• Mike v. Lian · 185 A. 775
• Randall Et Vir v. Stager · 49 A.2d 689
• Auten v. Auten · 308 N.Y. 155
• Sevast v. Lancaster Yellow Cab & Baggage, Inc. · 413 Pa. 250
• Richards v. United States · 369 U.S. 1
• Clay v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd. · 377 U.S. 179
• Grant v. McAuliffe · 41 Cal. 2d 859
• Sullivan v. Philadelphia · 378 Pa. 648
• Haumschild v. Continental Casualty Co. · 7 Wis. 2d 130
• Borsch Estate · 67 A.2d 119
• Maxson v. McElhinney · 370 Pa. 622
• Bruce v. O'Neal Flying Service, Inc. · 56 S.E.2d 560
• Dickinson v. Jones · 163 A. 516
• Openbrier v. General Mills, Inc. · 16 A.2d 379
• Seburn v. Luzerne & Carbon County Motor Transit Co. · 394 Pa. 577
• MacKey v. Robertson · 195 A. 870
• Limes v. Keller · 365 Pa. 258
• Doughty v. Maine Central Transportation Co. · 141 Me. 124
• Smith v. Allwright · 321 U.S. 649
• Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. v. White Cross Stores, Inc. · 414 Pa. 95

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