Lewis v. Commonwealth

Decided September 24, 1985. James T. McDermott wrote the opinion for the court.

498 A.2d 800 · Cited 176 times

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• Morgan v. Giant Markets, Inc. · 397 A.2d 415
• Lewis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 80 Pa. Commw. 640
• Page's Department Store v. Velardi · 346 A.2d 556
• Monahan v. Seeds & Durham · 6 A.2d 889
• Simons v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 52 Pa. Commw. 575
• McPhillips v. School District · 40 Pa. Commw. 204
• Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth · 66 Pa. Commw. 579

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