Hadley's Case

Decided April 24, 1939. James B. Drew wrote the opinion for the court.

6 A.2d 874 · Cited 69 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Retirement Board v. McGovern · 174 A. 400
• Tranter v. Alleghency County Co. Authority · 173 A. 289
• Dornan v. Philadelphia Housing Authority · 200 A. 834
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schnader v. Liveright · 161 A. 697
• Kelley v. Earle · 190 A. 140
• Commonwealth v. Stofchek · 185 A. 840
• Suermann v. Hadley, Treas. (White) · 193 A. 645
• Commonwealth v. Lukens · 167 A. 167
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. Wert · 128 A. 480
• Bachman's Appeal · 274 Pa. 420
• Poor District Case (No. 2) · 196 A. 837
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kelley v. Cantrell · 193 A. 655
• Fisher v. Robison · 198 A. 81
• Graham v. Philadelphia · 135 A. 908
• Young v. Fetterolf · 182 A. 676
• Com. Ex Rel. v. Matthews · 154 A. 359
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kelley v. Marinelli · 198 A. 623

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• English v. Robinson Township School District · 55 A.2d 803
• Mikell v. Philadelphia School District · 58 A.2d 339
• Gumpert's Estate · 23 A.2d 479
• Equitable Loan Society, Inc. v. Bell · 14 A.2d 316
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• Marshall Impeachment Case · 62 A.2d 30
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• Moreland Estate. · 42 A.2d 63
• H. A. Steen Industries, Inc. v. Cavanaugh · 430 Pa. 10
• Borough of Tarentum v. Sadecky · 16 Pa. Commw. 163
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Duff v. Huston · 61 A.2d 831
• Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh · 11 Pa. Commw. 507
• Harr Appeal · 50 A.2d 295
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• State v. Rasmussen · 128 P.2d 318
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