SMALICH v. Westfall

Decided October 9, 1970. Samuel J. Roberts wrote the opinion for the court.

440 Pa. 409 · Cited 160 times

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• Beam v. Pittsburgh Railways Co. · 366 Pa. 360
• Rodgers Et Ux. v. Saxton · 158 A. 166
• Joseph v. United Workers Assn. · 23 A.2d 470
• Mazur v. Klewans · 365 Pa. 76
• Brower v. Employers' Liability Assurance Co. · 177 A. 826
• McColligan v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 214 Pa. 229
• Weber v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. · 144 N.W.2d 540
• Hoag v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co. · 18 N.E. 648
• Sherman v. Korff · 91 N.W.2d 485
• Nutt v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 126 A. 803
• Kralik v. Cromwell · 435 Pa. 613
• Taylor v. Churchill Valley Country Club · 425 Pa. 266
• Landy v. Rosenstein · 188 A. 855
• Getz v. Balliet · 431 Pa. 441
• Painter v. Lingon · 193 Va. 840
• Guzman v. Bloom · 413 Pa. 576
• Bell v. Jacobs · 261 Pa. 204
• Rosenberg v. Cohen · 370 Pa. 507
• Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Caster · 216 A.2d 689

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