Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. Smith

Decided May 23, 1944. Howard W. Hughes wrote the opinion for the court.

39 A.2d 139 · Cited 73 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.

• Northwest'n Nat. Bk. v. Com'nw'lth. · 27 A.2d 20
• Tunison v. Commonwealth · 31 A.2d 521
• Philadelphia Housing Authority v. Turner Construction Co. · 23 A.2d 426
• Culver v. Commonwealth · 35 A.2d 64
• Philadelphia v. Commonwealth · 276 Pa. 12
• O'Neill Construction Co. v. Philadelphia · 6 A.2d 525
• Navarro Corp. v. Pittsburgh School District · 25 A.2d 808
• Hollerbach v. United States · 233 U.S. 165
• Christie v. United States · 237 U.S. 234
• Hawes v. Georgia · 258 U.S. 1
• Commonwealth v. Trunk · 182 A. 540

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• Acchione and Canuso v. COM., DEPT. OF TR. · 461 A.2d 765
• Cruz Construction Co. v. Lancaster Area Sewer Authority · 439 F. Supp. 1202
• Specter v. Commonwealth · 341 A.2d 481
• Central Penn Industries, Inc. v. Commonwealth · 25 Pa. Commw. 25
• H. B. Alexander & Son, Inc. v. Commonwealth · 65 Pa. Commw. 558
• Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. Sanders & Thomas, Inc. · 336 A.2d 609
• Rader v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission · 407 Pa. 609
• Commonwealth v. Acchioni & Canuso, Inc. · 14 Pa. Commw. 596
• Commonwealth v. Brayman Construction Co. · 33 Pa. Commw. 485
• Black Top Paving Co. v. Commonwealth · 77 Pa. Commw. 612
• Argeros & Co. v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation · 67 Pa. Commw. 531
• Baker v. Commonwealth · 12 Pa. Commw. 254
• In re Appeal of Upper Providence Police Delaware County Lodge 27 Fraternal Order of Police From Award of Arbitrators · 93 Pa. Commw. 272
• J. E. Brenneman Co. v. Commonwealth · 56 Pa. Commw. 210
• Purdy Estate · 447 Pa. 439
• Berger v. Pittsburgh Auto Equipment Co. · 387 Pa. 61
• Linger v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission · 158 F. Supp. 900
• Peter Salvucci & Sons, Inc. v. State · 110 N.H. 136
• Commonwealth v. S. J. Groves & Sons Co. · 20 Pa. Commw. 526
• Lowes v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission · 125 F. Supp. 681
• Masse v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission · 163 F. Supp. 510
• Montgomery v. Philadelphia · 391 Pa. 607
• Shannon v. Pennsylvania Electric Co. · 364 Pa. 379
• Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. Sanders & Thomas, Inc. · 12 Pa. Commw. 145
• Electric Power Construction Co. v. Allen, Lane & Scott, Inc. · 367 Pa. 319

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