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6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2004–2023 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
City of Philadelphia v. Schweikergreen2 sentences2019See City of Phila. v. Schweiker, 858 A.2d 75, 84 (Pa. 2004) (holding that, “[u]nder the concept of home rule, . . . the locality in question may legislate 3 This bedrock legal principle sometimes is referred to as “Dillon’s Rule,” after Judge John F. Dillon, who explained: Municipal corporations owe their origin to, and derive their powers and rights wholly from, the legislature. 2019See City of Phila. v. Schweiker, 858 A.2d 75, 84 (Pa. 2004) (holding that, “[u]nder the concept of home rule, . . . the locality in question may legislate 3 This bedrock legal principle sometimes is referred to as “Dillon’s Rule,” after Judge John F. Dillon, who explained: Municipal corporations owe their origin to, and derive their powers and rights wholly from, the legislature. | 4 | 4 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Prost v. Caldwell Store, Inc.
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1 sentence2023Indeed, we find that a contrary conclusion would disregard and undermine the bedrock legal principle and policy on which Section 385 rests: that a contractor has a social duty “to take thought and have a care lest his action result in injuries to others.” Prost, 187 A.2d at 276 (quoting Bisson, 170 A. at 143 ). | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Bisson v. John B. Kelly, Inc.
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2 sentences2023This social duty “the law recognizes and enforces, and for any injury resulting from any person’s lack of elementary forethought, the law holds that person accountable.” Id. 2023Indeed, we find that a contrary conclusion would disregard and undermine the bedrock legal principle and policy on which Section 385 rests: that a contractor has a social duty “to take thought and have a care lest his action result in injuries to others.” Prost, 187 A.2d at 276 (quoting Bisson, 170 A. at 143 ). | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corp. v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
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2 sentences2004Allegheny Housing, 516 Pa. at 131 , 532 A.2d at 319 . 2004Allegheny Housing, 516 Pa. at 131 , 532 A.2d at 319 . | 1 | 2004–2004 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
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.