Lear v. Shirk's Motor Express Corp.

Decided July 2, 1959. Thomas D. McBride wrote the opinion for the court.

397 Pa. 144 · Cited 55 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.

• Smith v. Bell Telephone Co. · 397 Pa. 134
• Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co. · 68 A.2d 517
• Miller v. Hickey · 368 Pa. 317
• Schofield v. King · 388 Pa. 132
• Balla v. Sladek · 381 Pa. 85
• Randolph v. Campbell · 62 A.2d 60
• Pfendler v. Speer · 185 A. 618
• Thompson v. Gorman · 366 Pa. 242
• Stauffer v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 47 A.2d 817
• Turek, Admrx. v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co. · 64 A.2d 779
• Rowles v. Evanuik · 38 A.2d 255
• Rockey v. Ernest · 367 Pa. 538
• Griffith v. Weiner · 373 Pa. 184
• Hepler, Admrx. v. Hammond · 69 A.2d 95
• Connor v. Hawk · 387 Pa. 480
• Mull v. Bothwell · 12 A.2d 561
• Duda v. Carothers · 379 Pa. 248
• Newsome v. Baker · 395 Pa. 99
• Benner v. Weaver · 394 Pa. 503
• Smith v. Pachter · 19 A.2d 85

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• Duckworth v. Ford Motor Company · 211 F. Supp. 888
• Robbins v. Kaufman · 415 Pa. 192
• Burleson v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 461 A.2d 1234
• Getty Oil Company v. Mills · 204 F. Supp. 179
• Gash v. Lautsenhezer · 405 Pa. 312
• Shearer v. Insurance Co. of North America · 397 Pa. 566
• Dorofey v. Bethlehem Steel Co. · 407 Pa. 288
• Mayberry v. Blue Ridge Soil Pep, Inc. · 402 Pa. 264
• Brown v. Popky · 413 Pa. 236
• Farrell v. Bonner · 424 Pa. 301

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