Philadelphia v. Samuels

Decided January 11, 1940. William B. Linn wrote the opinion for the court.

12 A.2d 79 · Cited 56 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.

• Peoples Natural Gas Co. v. Pittsburgh · 175 A. 691
• Blauner's, Inc. v. Philadelphia · 198 A. 889
• Turco Paint & Varnish Co. v. Kalodner · 184 A. 37
• Kelley v. Kalodner · 181 A. 598

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