State Supreme Court / Pa.

Wilson v. Philadelphia School District

Decided November 12, 1937. John W. Kephart wrote the opinion for the court.

195 A. 90 · Cited 235 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Hibbs v. Arensberg · 276 Pa. 24
Thomas v. Gay · 169 U.S. 264
Tranter v. Alleghency County Co. Authority · 173 A. 289
Shepard v. Barron · 194 U.S. 553
Pierce v. Somerset Railway · 171 U.S. 641
American Baseball Club v. Philadelphia · 167 A. 891
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Tamaqua Borough School District · 156 A. 75
Sinking Fund Commissioners of Phila. v. Phila. · 188 A. 314
Kennedy's Estate · 183 A. 798
Investor's Realty Co. v. Harrisburg · 126 A. 236
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. v. Summit Hill School District · 137 A. 140
Duff v. Perry Township School District · 126 A. 202
Zimmerman v. Miller · 237 Pa. 616
Baltimore & Philadelphia Steamboat Co.'s Appeal · 153 A. 559

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Belovsky v. Redevelopment Authority · 54 A.2d 277
Snider v. Thornburgh · 436 A.2d 593
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Danson v. Casey · 399 A.2d 360
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Pennsylvania School Boards Ass'n v. Commonwealth Ass'n of School Administrators · 805 A.2d 476
English v. Robinson Township School District · 55 A.2d 803
Poor District Case (No. 1) · 197 A. 334
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