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6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 1976–2005 0 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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Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.green2 sentences1991So that, when it is determined that a past precedent is no longer in accord with modern realities, and the rationale justifying the old rule no longer finds support, then the pledge of certainty gives way ‘to new conditions and to the persuasion of superior reasoning.’ Griffith v. United Airlines, 416 Pa. 1, 23 , 203 A.2d 796, 806 (1964).... 1991So that, when it is determined that a past precedent is no longer in accord with modern realities, and the rationale justifying the old rule no longer finds support, then the pledge of certainty gives way ‘to new conditions and to the persuasion of superior reasoning.’ Griffith v. United Airlines, 416 Pa. 1, 23 , 203 A.2d 796, 806 (1964).... | 3 | 3 |
Fadgen v. Lenknergreen2 sentences1984In Fadgen v. Lenkner, 469 Pa. 272, 282 , 365 A.2d 147, 152 (1976), our Supreme Court specifically held that when "the rationale justifying the old rule no longer finds support," the rule should be abandoned. 1984In Fadgen v. Lenkner, 469 Pa. 272, 282 , 365 A.2d 147, 152 (1976), our Supreme Court specifically held that when "the rationale justifying the old rule no longer finds support," the rule should be abandoned. | 1 | 3 |
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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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Commonwealth v. Leib
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2 sentences2005Id. 1999Id. ¶ 15 Here, Appellant complains that we arrived at our decision in Smouse “in domino fashion,” by relying on case after case “which relied upon English common-law authority from the middle ages.” Appellant’s Brief at 21. | 2 | 1999–2005 |
Pugar v. Greco
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2 sentences1984In reexamining our case law in light of the Divorce Code, I agree with the majority that appellate jurisdiction attaches only to “final orders,” 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, and that in determining what constitutes a final order we may look for guidance to the principles set forth by the United States Supreme Court and by our Supreme Court in Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation, 337 U.S. 541 , 69 S.Ct. 1221 , 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949); Pugar v. Greco, 483 Pa. 68 , 394 A.2d 542 (1978); and Piltzer v. Independence Federal Savings and Loan, 456 Pa. 402 , 319 A.2d 677 (1974). 1984In reexamining our case law in light of the Divorce Code, I agree with the majority that appellate jurisdiction attaches only to "final orders," 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, and that in determining what constitutes a final order we may look for guidance to the principles set forth by the United States Supreme Court and by our Supreme Court in Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation, 337 U.S. 541 , 69 S.Ct. 1221 , 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949); Pugar v. Greco, 483 Pa. *504 68, 394 A.2d 542 (1978); and Piltzer v. Independence Federal Savings and Loan, 456 Pa. 402 , 319 A.2d 677 (1974). | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.
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2 sentences1984In reexamining our case law in light of the Divorce Code, I agree with the majority that appellate jurisdiction attaches only to "final orders," 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, and that in determining what constitutes a final order we may look for guidance to the principles set forth by the United States Supreme Court and by our Supreme Court in Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation, 337 U.S. 541 , 69 S.Ct. 1221 , 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949); Pugar v. Greco, 483 Pa. *504 68, 394 A.2d 542 (1978); and Piltzer v. Independence Federal Savings and Loan, 456 Pa. 402 , 319 A.2d 677 (1974). 1984In reexamining our case law in light of the Divorce Code, I agree with the majority that appellate jurisdiction attaches only to "final orders," 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, and that in determining what constitutes a final order we may look for guidance to the principles set forth by the United States Supreme Court and by our Supreme Court in Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation, 337 U.S. 541 , 69 S.Ct. 1221 , 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949); Pugar v. Greco, 483 Pa. *504 68, 394 A.2d 542 (1978); and Piltzer v. Independence Federal Savings and Loan, 456 Pa. 402 , 319 A.2d 677 (1974). | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Piltzer v. Independence Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
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2 sentences1984In reexamining our case law in light of the Divorce Code, I agree with the majority that appellate jurisdiction attaches only to "final orders," 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, and that in determining what constitutes a final order we may look for guidance to the principles set forth by the United States Supreme Court and by our Supreme Court in Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation, 337 U.S. 541 , 69 S.Ct. 1221 , 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949); Pugar v. Greco, 483 Pa. *504 68, 394 A.2d 542 (1978); and Piltzer v. Independence Federal Savings and Loan, 456 Pa. 402 , 319 A.2d 677 (1974). 1984In reexamining our case law in light of the Divorce Code, I agree with the majority that appellate jurisdiction attaches only to "final orders," 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, and that in determining what constitutes a final order we may look for guidance to the principles set forth by the United States Supreme Court and by our Supreme Court in Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation, 337 U.S. 541 , 69 S.Ct. 1221 , 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949); Pugar v. Greco, 483 Pa. *504 68, 394 A.2d 542 (1978); and Piltzer v. Independence Federal Savings and Loan, 456 Pa. 402 , 319 A.2d 677 (1974). | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Flagiello v. Pennsylvania Hospital
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2 sentences1976As we said in Flagiello v. Pennsylvania Hospital, 417 Pa. 486, 208 A.2d 193 (1965), quoting Justice Cardozo: “ ‘[W]hen a rule, after it has been duly tested by experience, has been found to be inconsistent with the sense of justice or with the social welfare, there should be less hesitation in frank avowal and full abandonment. . . . 1976As we said in Flagiello v. Pennsylvania Hospital, 417 Pa. 486, 208 A.2d 193 (1965), quoting Justice Cardozo: “ ‘[W]hen a rule, after it has been duly tested by experience, has been found to be inconsistent with the sense of justice or with the social welfare, there should be less hesitation in frank avowal and full abandonment. . . . | 1 | 1976–1976 |
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.