State Supreme Court / Pa.

Skelton v. Lower Merion Township

Decided November 27, 1929. Alexander Simpson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

148 A. 846 · Cited 56 times

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Rutherford Water Co. v. Harrisburg. · 146 A. 113
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Lackawanna County v. James · 145 A. 817
Shaffer's Estate · 228 Pa. 36

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