Smith Case

Decided March 23, 1955. John C. Bell Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

381 Pa. 223 · Cited 119 times

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• Mason-Heflin Coal Co. v. Currie · 270 Pa. 221
• Watson Appeal · 377 Pa. 495
• Premier Cereal & Beverage Co. v. Pennsylvania Alcohol Permit Board · 140 A. 858
• Clark v. Meade · 377 Pa. 150
• Morganroth's Election Contest Case · 29 A.2d 502
• SCHULTZ v. Mountain Telephone Co. · 364 Pa. 266
• Dorchy v. Kansas · 264 U.S. 286
• Chas. Wolff Packing Co. v. Court of Industrial Relations · 262 U.S. 522

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