6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 3 courts 1939–2023 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 |
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League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2023I, § 6).) This Court has held that members of the General Assembly have immunity from suit for any action made within the “legitimate legislative sphere.” League of Women Voters of Pa. v. Commonwealth, 177 A.3d 1000, 1003 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2017) (Brobson, J., single-Judge op.) (citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Crockergreen2 sentences2016It is less clear why the General Assembly would bar plural convictions for defendants who attempt repeatedly to commit the same crime.10 The Superior Court reasoned that “the policy behind Section 906 rest[s] on a recognition that the harm in inchoate crimes resides ‘not in the acts already accomplished, but in the danger that [an] appellant [will] succeed in his criminal endeavor.’” Kingston, 2014 WL 10558605 , at *4 (quoting Commonwealth v. Crocker, 389 A.2d 601, 604 (Pa. Super. 1978)). 2016It is less clear why the General Assembly would bar plural convictions for defendants who attempt repeatedly to commit the same crime. 10 The Superior Court reasoned that “the policy behind Section 906 rest[s] on a recognition that the harm in inchoate crimes resides ‘not in the acts already accomplished, but in the danger that [an] appellant [mil] succeed in his criminal endeavor,’ ” Kingston, 2014 WL 10558605 , at *4 (quoting Commonwealth v. Crocker, 256 Pa.Super. 63 , 389 A.2d 601, 604 (1978)). | 1 | 1 |
Lohmiller v. Weidenbaughgreen2 sentences1994See: Lohmiller v. Weidenbaugh, 503 Pa. 329, 332 , 469 A.2d 578, 580 (1983) (where an act of the general assembly and a rule of procedure relate to the same subject, they must be read in pari materia so as to give effect to both). 1994See: Lohmiller v. Weidenbaugh, 503 Pa. 329, 332 , 469 A.2d 578, 580 (1983) (where an act of the general assembly and a rule of procedure relate to the same subject, they must be read in pari materia so as to give effect to both). | 1 | 1 |
Estate of Jesse Millmangreen2 sentences1939See Estate of Jesse Millman, Deceased, 111 Pa. Superior Ct. 519 , 170 A. 451 . 1939See Estate of Jesse Millman, Deceased, 111 Pa. Superior Ct. 519 , 170 A. 451 . | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Gardner v. Consolidated Rail Corp. SEPTA
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1 sentence2018Tort Claims Act of a common law basis for an action against government agencies be construed so as to prohibit the creation of any new causes of action.” 573 A.2d at 1018 . | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Council of Middletown Township v. Benham
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2 sentences1992Council of Middletown Township v. Benham, 514 Pa. 176 , 523 A.2d 311 (1987). 1992Council of Middletown Township v. Benham, 514 Pa. 176 , 523 A.2d 311 (1987). | 1 | 1992–1992 |
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.