O'CONNOR v. McKanna

Decided July 9, 1976. Thomas Joseph Paolino wrote the opinion for the court.

359 A.2d 350 · Cited 71 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.

• Cassidy v. Springfield Life Insurance · 262 A.2d 378
• Trustees of the Sheppard & Enoch Pratt Hospital v. Smith · 330 A.2d 804
• Eckhart v. Plastic Film Corporation · 129 F. Supp. 277
• Ladouceur v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 302 A.2d 801
• Slefkin v. Tarkomian · 238 A.2d 742
• Hill v. M. S. Alper & Son, Inc. · 256 A.2d 10
• Marandola v. Hillcrest Builders, Inc. · 227 A.2d 785
• Berick v. Curran · 179 A. 708

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