Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5106 (2026)
Change of venue.
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§ 5106. Change of venue.
The power to change the venue in civil and criminal cases shall be vested in the courts, to be exercised in such manner as shall be provided or prescribed by law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1979–2000 · leading case: Petty v. Suburban Gen. Hosp., 525 A.2d 1230 (Pa. 1987).
Petty v. Suburban Gen. Hosp., 525 A.2d 1230 (Pa. 1987). “142, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5106, we perceive no reason to say that the law should be different in petitions for transfer under Pa.”
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp., 411 A.2d 1203 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1979). “” While resolution of the present case is controlled by the Act of 1875, 12 P.”
Mun. Auth. of the Monongahela v. Carroll Twp. Auth., 761 A.2d 194 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). “The Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean that the legislature had to enact a statute in order to make this provision of the Constitution operative. See Wattson v. The Chester and Delaware River Railroad, 83 Pa.”
Sufrich v. Commonwealth, 447 A.2d 1124 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982). “” Section 5106 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C. S. §5106, provides as follows: The power to change the venue in civil and criminal cases shall be vested in the courts, to be exercised in such manner as shall he provided or prescribed by law.”
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