Plum v. Tampax, Inc.

Decided May 4, 1960. Herbert B. Cohen wrote the opinion for the court.

399 Pa. 553 · Cited 118 times

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• Mulligan's Estate · 274 Pa. 398
• Van Dam v. Smit · 101 N.H. 508
• Kahn v. American Cone & Pretzel Co. · 365 Pa. 161
• Hopkins v. Great Western Fuse Co. · 22 A.2d 717
• Hill v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp. · 252 Minn. 165
• Loftus v. Lee · 308 S.W.2d 654
• Walsh v. Crescent Hill Co. · 134 A.2d 653
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. District Court of Creek County · 298 P.2d 427

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