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20 Pennsylvania opinions name it 6 courts 1963–2026 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Germanngreen2 sentences2011Third, in Germann , this Court emphasized the inquiry into the police's motive because "motive" is "the sole factor which distinguishes a criminal investigatory search from a noncriminal inventory search of an automobile." Id. at 595 . 2011Third, in Germann , this Court emphasized the inquiry into the police’s motive because “motive” is “the sole factor which distinguishes a criminal investigatory search from a noncriminal inventory search of an automobile.” Id. at 595. | 2 | 2 |
Cooper v. Pittsburghgreen1 sentence2025See Cooper, 136 A.2d at 464-65 . | 1 | 1 |
Keenheel v. SECURITIES COM'Ngreen2 sentences2005See River Street, 798 A.2d at 263 (citing Keenheel v. Pennsylvania Securities Comm’n, 523 Pa. 223, 228 , 565 A.2d 1147, 1149 (1989) (“The jurisdiction of the Board of Claims is not triggered simply because a contract may be involved in an action, rather the jurisdictional predicate is satisfied only when the claimant relies upon the provisions of that contract in asserting the claim against the Commonwealth.”)). 2005See River Street, 798 A.2d at 263 (citing Keenheel v. Pennsylvania Securities Comm’n, 523 Pa. 223, 228 , 565 A.2d 1147, 1149 (1989) (“The jurisdiction of the Board of Claims is not triggered simply because a contract may be involved in an action, rather the jurisdictional predicate is satisfied only when the claimant relies upon the provisions of that contract in asserting the claim against the Commonwealth.”)). | 1 | 1 |
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. River Street Associatesgreen2 sentences2005See River Street, 798 A.2d at 263 (citing Keenheel v. Pennsylvania Securities Comm’n, 523 Pa. 223, 228 , 565 A.2d 1147, 1149 (1989) (“The jurisdiction of the Board of Claims is not triggered simply because a contract may be involved in an action, rather the jurisdictional predicate is satisfied only when the claimant relies upon the provisions of that contract in asserting the claim against the Commonwealth.”)). 2005See River Street, 798 A.2d at 263 (citing Keenheel v. Pennsylvania Securities Comm'n, 523 Pa. 223, 228 , 565 A.2d 1147, 1149 (1989) ("The jurisdiction of the Board of Claims is not triggered simply because a contract may be involved in an action, rather the jurisdictional predicate is satisfied only when the claimant relies upon the provisions of that contract in asserting the claim against the Commonwealth.")). | 1 | 1 |
Nebraska Press Association, Applicants, Vgreen1 sentence1983Id. at 46, 96 S.Ct. at 251 (emphasis added). 18 Since its decision in Turner , the Court has not used the irrebuttable presumption doctrine, although in some cases application of that doctrine might have been appropriate. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Bruton v. United States
green
2 sentences1993The Court emphasized that the error arose because the declarant “does not testify and cannot be tested by cross examination,” Id., at 136 , 88 S.Ct. at 1628 , and further stated that “[i]t was against such threats to a fair trial that the Confrontation Clause was directed.” Id. 1993The Court emphasized that the error arose because the declarant “does not testify and cannot be tested by cross examination,” Id., at 136 , 88 S.Ct. at 1628 , and further stated that “[i]t was against such threats to a fair trial that the Confrontation Clause was directed.” Id. | 2 | 1976–1993 |
Commonwealth v. Snyder
green
1 sentence2026Id. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Bank of America v. Estate of Hood
green
1 sentence2026Id. (quoting City of Phila. v. Hart, 224 A.3d 815 , 822 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2020)). | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Cornwall Mountain Investments, L.P. v. Thomas E. Proctor Heirs Trust
green
1 sentence2019Cornwall, 158 A.3d at 162 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Pringle v. Rapaport
green
1 sentence2014That is, “physicians must have and employ the same skill and knowledge typically used by physicians in the medical profession, ' and must keep themselves informed of contemporary developments in the profession.” Pringle, supra at 170 , citing Incollingo, supra at 217. | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids School District
green
2 sentences2012Finally, in Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids School District, 327 Wis.2d 572 , 786 N.W.2d 177 (2010), the Wisconsin Supreme Court examined a request for all emails of public school teachers sent and received via school district email accounts on school district-owned computers. 2012Finally, in Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids School District, 327 Wis.2d 572 , 786 N.W.2d 177 (2010), the Wisconsin Supreme Court examined a request for all emails of public school teachers sent and received via school district email accounts on school district-owned computers. | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Smith v. Doe
green
2 sentences2007In applying the seven Mendoza-Martinez factors, the Court emphasized that those factors are “neither exhaustive nor dispositive.” Smith, 538 U.S. at 96 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 (quoting United States v. Ward, 448 U.S. 242, 249 , 100 S.Ct. 2636 , 65 L.Ed.2d 742 (1980)). 2007Nevertheless tracking those factors in its analysis, the Court rejected, in turn, arguments that notification was tantamount to colonial-era, “shaming” punishments, id. at 97-99, 123 S.Ct. 1140 , and that onerous registration requirements were an affirmative disability or restraint, cf. Seling, Hendricks, supra, noting that the provisions neither imposed a physical restraint nor were even as onerous as the various debarments the Court had formerly found remedial and non-punitive, Smith, 538 U.S. at 99-102 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 (citing, inter alia, Hudson v. United States, 522 U.S. 93 , 118 S.Ct. 48 | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Hawker v. New York
green
2 sentences2007Nevertheless tracking those factors in its analysis, the Court rejected, in turn, arguments that notification was tantamount to colonial-era, “shaming” punishments, id. at 97-99, 123 S.Ct. 1140 , and that onerous registration requirements were an affirmative disability or restraint, cf. Seling, Hendricks, supra, noting that the provisions neither imposed a physical restraint nor were even as onerous as the various debarments the Court had formerly found remedial and non-punitive, Smith, 538 U.S. at 99-102 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 (citing, inter alia, Hudson v. United States, 522 U.S. 93 , 118 S.Ct. 48 2007Nevertheless tracking those factors in its analysis, the Court rejected, in turn, arguments that notification was tantamount to colonial-era, “shaming” punishments, id. at 97-99, 123 S.Ct. 1140 , and that onerous registration requirements were an affirmative disability or restraint, cf. Seling, Hendricks, supra, noting that the provisions neither imposed a physical restraint nor were even as onerous as the various debarments the Court had formerly found remedial and non-punitive, Smith, 538 U.S. at 99-102 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 (citing, inter alia, Hudson v. United States, 522 U.S. 93 , 118 S.Ct. 48 | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Hudson v. United States
green
2 sentences2007Nevertheless tracking those factors in its analysis, the Court rejected, in turn, arguments that notification was tantamount to colonial-era, “shaming” punishments, id. at 97-99, 123 S.Ct. 1140 , and that onerous registration requirements were an affirmative disability or restraint, cf. Seling, Hendricks, supra, noting that the provisions neither imposed a physical restraint nor were even as onerous as the various debarments the Court had formerly found remedial and non-punitive, Smith, 538 U.S. at 99-102 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 (citing, inter alia, Hudson v. United States, 522 U.S. 93 , 118 S.Ct. 48 2007Nevertheless tracking those factors in its analysis, the Court rejected, in turn, arguments that notification was tantamount to colonial-era, “shaming” punishments, id. at 97-99, 123 S.Ct. 1140 , and that onerous registration requirements were an affirmative disability or restraint, cf. Seling, Hendricks, supra, noting that the provisions neither imposed a physical restraint nor were even as onerous as the various debarments the Court had formerly found remedial and non-punitive, Smith, 538 U.S. at 99-102 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 (citing, inter alia, Hudson v. United States, 522 U.S. 93 , 118 S.Ct. 48 | 1 | 2007–2007 |
United States v. Ward
green
2 sentences2007In applying the seven Mendoza-Martinez factors, the Court emphasized that those factors are “neither exhaustive nor dispositive.” Smith, 538 U.S. at 96 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 (quoting United States v. Ward, 448 U.S. 242, 249 , 100 S.Ct. 2636 , 65 L.Ed.2d 742 (1980)). 2007In applying the seven Mendoza-Martinez factors, the Court emphasized that those factors are “neither exhaustive nor dispositive.” Smith, 538 U.S. at 96 , 123 S.Ct. 1140 (quoting United States v. Ward, 448 U.S. 242, 249 , 100 S.Ct. 2636 , 65 L.Ed.2d 742 (1980)). | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Vogel v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
green
2 sentences1996Another case in which the court emphasized factors similar to those outlined by defendant Kim is Vogel v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., 370 Pa. Super. 315 , 536 A.2d 422 (1988). 1996Another case in which the court emphasized factors similar to those outlined by defendant Kim is Vogel v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., 370 Pa. Super. 315 , 536 A.2d 422 (1988). | 1 | 1996–1996 |
Roth v. Roth
green
2 sentences1995Acknowledging that the legal right to the death benefit arises from the contractual beneficiary designation and not from the marital relationship, this court emphasized that the inquiry does not end with the contractual designation. 413 Pa.Super. at 92 , 604 A.2d at 1035 . [T]he question is whether the right to the lump sum pension death benefit, which arises from the beneficiary designation, falls within the separation/settlement agreement---- We believe ... that a lay person entering into a comprehensive separation/settlement agreement, which includes a provision wherein each party has relin 1995Acknowledging that the legal right to the death benefit arises from the contractual beneficiary designation and not from the marital relationship, this court emphasized that the inquiry does not end with the contractual designation. 413 Pa.Super. at 92 , 604 A.2d at 1035 . [T]he question is whether the right to the lump sum pension death benefit, which arises from the beneficiary designation, falls within the separation/settlement agreement---- We believe ... that a lay person entering into a comprehensive separation/settlement agreement, which includes a provision wherein each party has relin | 1 | 1995–1995 |
McCabe v. McCabe
green
2 sentences1993Some may be governed by partnership agreements that allow them to realize values corresponding to some or all of the elements that enter into the computation of a firm’s value as a “going concern.” Id. at 30 , 575 A.2d at 89 . 1993Some may be governed by partnership agreements that allow them to realize values corresponding to some or all of the elements that enter into the computation of a firm’s value as a “going concern.” Id. at 30 , 575 A.2d at 89 . | 1 | 1993–1993 |
Duquesne Light Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
neutral
2 sentences1989Duquesne Light Company v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Klein), 77 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 67 , 465 A.2d 81 (1983), relied upon by the Board, does not require that a referee accept, as comparable, wages of employees whose production and earnings are totally incomparable. 1989Duquesne Light Company v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Klein), 77 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 67 , 465 A.2d 81 (1983), relied upon by the Board, does not require that a referee accept, as comparable, wages of employees whose production and earnings are totally incomparable. | 1 | 1989–1989 |
United States v. Bailey
green
2 sentences1981The United States Supreme Court stated a similar requirement in construing the federal escape statute 4 in United States v. Bailey, supra. *18 There, the Court held that where a criminal defendant is charged with escape and claims that he is entitled to an instruction on the theory of duress or necessity, he must proffer evidence of a bona fide effort to surrender or return to custody as soon as the claimed duress or necessity had lost its coercive force. 444 U.S. at 415 , 100 S.Ct. at 637 . 1981The United States Supreme Court stated a similar requirement in construing the federal escape statute 4 in United States v. Bailey, supra. *18 There, the Court held that where a criminal defendant is charged with escape and claims that he is entitled to an instruction on the theory of duress or necessity, he must proffer evidence of a bona fide effort to surrender or return to custody as soon as the claimed duress or necessity had lost its coercive force. 444 U.S. at 415 , 100 S.Ct. at 637 . | 1 | 1981–1981 |
Commonwealth v. Stanley
green
2 sentences1981In Commonwealth v. Stanley, supra, this Court emphasized that the defense of duress is available only if a defendant “return[s] to official detention as expeditiously as possible after absenting himself from the danger that initially prompted his escape.” 265 Pa.Super. at 206 , 401 A.2d at 1173 . 1981In Commonwealth v. Stanley, supra, this Court emphasized that the defense of duress is available only if a defendant “return[s] to official detention as expeditiously as possible after absenting himself from the danger that initially prompted his escape.” 265 Pa.Super. at 206 , 401 A.2d at 1173 . | 1 | 1981–1981 |
Koch Election Contest Case
green
1 sentence1972In Koch, supra, the court emphasized that the error alleged was the fault of the election board and not of the candidate seeking the right to appeal, that the candidate had a right to rely on the accuracy of the results posted at the polling place, that he was under no obligation to attend the official canvass of the vote, (although he had a right to do so), and that he had no knowledge that would put him on notice that action on his part was necessary to protect his apparent victory until after the two-day appeal period expired. | 1 | 1972–1972 |
Bowers v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
green
1 sentence1963According to his contention, that clause might just as well have not been included in the carefully worded act, notwithstanding that we are admonished by long established and firmly entrenched rules of statutory construction that “every law shall be construed, if possible, to give effect to all its provisions” and that the legislature, in the enactment of a law, is to be presumed to have intended the entire statute to be effective and certain: Bowers v. Pa. Labor Relations Board, 402 Pa. 542 . | 1 | 1963–1963 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.