Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.

Decided July 2, 1959. Thomas D. McBride wrote the opinion for the court.

397 Pa. 134 · Cited 362 times

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• Schofield v. King · 388 Pa. 132
• Wagner v. Somerset County Memorial Park, Inc. · 372 Pa. 338
• Connor v. Hawk · 387 Pa. 480
• Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co. · 68 A.2d 517
• Karcesky v. Laria · 382 Pa. 227
• Miller v. Hickey · 368 Pa. 317
• De Reeder v. Travelers Insurance · 198 A. 45
• Randolph v. Campbell · 62 A.2d 60
• Goater v. Klotz · 279 Pa. 392
• Finnin v. Neubert · 378 Pa. 40
• Stauffer v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 47 A.2d 817
• Turek, Admrx. v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co. · 64 A.2d 779
• Lithgow v. Lithgow · 5 A.2d 573
• Rowles v. Evanuik · 38 A.2d 255
• Rockey v. Ernest · 367 Pa. 538
• Muslera v. Patton Clay Manufacturing Co. · 12 A.2d 554
• Fries v. Ritter · 381 Pa. 470
• Martin v. Marateck · 27 A.2d 42
• Chittenholm v. Griffin · 55 A.2d 324
• Donaldson v. Pittsburgh Railways Co. · 55 A.2d 759
• City Products Corp. v. Bennett Bros. · 390 Pa. 398
• Klimczak v. 7-Up Bottling Co. of Philadelphia, Inc. · 385 Pa. 287
• Natvig v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. · 143 A. 18
• Balducci v. Cutler · 47 A.2d 643
• Ashby v. Philadelphia Transportation Co. · 52 A.2d 578

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• Morgan, R., Sr. v. Millstone Resources Ltd. · 2021 Pa. Super. 223
• Johnston v. Dick · 401 Pa. 637
• Green v. Sanitary Scale Company · 296 F. Supp. 625
• Webb v. Zern · 422 Pa. 424
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• Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp. · 494 A.2d 1088
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• Schaffer v. Larzelere · 410 Pa. 402
• Hayward v. Medical Center · 608 A.2d 1040
• Dalrymple v. Brown · 701 A.2d 164

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