Chalfin v. Specter

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• If equitable relief was not granted immediately a later quo warranto action might necessitate removal of a mayor, with the attendant political chaos
• \[I]t is important to further note that ... the District Attorney of Philadelphia ... is Elected in municipal [and not] State-wide elections....\
• sheriff subject to Home Rule Charter

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Leedom v. Thomas
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-06-03· cited 80×
• Spykerman v. Levy
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-09-22· cited 49×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Specter v. Bauer
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-01-30· cited 40×
• Schroeck v. Pennsylvania State Police
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-08-09· cited 36×
• Haynes v. Ottley
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2014-12-01· cited 32×
• In Re Jones
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-05-09· cited 31×
• Pettit v. Namie
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-08-10· cited 28×
• DeFranco v. BELARDINO
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-06-28· cited 21×
• Harrington v. Carroll
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-03-14· cited 15×
• Cross v. Meisel
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1989-09-25· cited 13×
• Sprague v. Fitzpatrick
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1976-01-09· cited 11×
• Miller v. County of Centre
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-11-22· cited 6×
• Schwartz v. Consumers Education & Protective Ass'n
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-04-13· cited 6×
• Doebler v. Mincemoyer
  Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas· 1969-06-26
• Ashton v. Schultz
  Northampton County Court of Common Pleas· 1972-06-12
• Edmonds v. Donald
  Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 1984-10-10
• In Re: Nom. Pet Robert Jordan Appeal of: Runge, F
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-07-20
• Mafnas v. Commonwealth
  Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands· 1991-08-30
• DeNome Election
  Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas· 1977-08-25

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Baker v. Carr
  Supreme Court· 1962-03-26· cited 6,173×
• Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce v. Torquato
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-10-01· cited 63×
• Smith v. Gallagher
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-10-26· cited 59×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Specter v. Martin
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-07-03· cited 59×
• Mayer v. Hemphill
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-04-26· cited 51×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Specter v. Freed
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-03-14· cited 40×
• Schrader v. Heath
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-07-02· cited 39×
• Commonwealth ex rel. McLaughlin v. Cluley
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1867-01-07· cited 38×
• Dorris v. Lloyd (No. 1)
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1953-11-24· cited 36×
• Kerr v. Trego
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1864-01-26· cited 22×
• Gladwyne Colony, Inc. v. Lower Merion Township
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-01-08· cited 21×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Butterfield v. McCarter
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1881-11-07· cited 19×
• Commonwealth, ex rel. Gast v. Pfromm
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1917-01-08· cited 15×
• Dorris v. Lloyd (No. 2)
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1953-11-24· cited 14×
• Commonwealth ex rel. District Attorney v. Gibson
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1934-11-26· cited 12×
• Wright v. WAGNER
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1961-12-05· cited 11×
• Commonwealth v. Conroy
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1920-05-26· cited 10×
• Butcher v. Philadelphia
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1955-05-23· cited 8×
• Barry v. Pottsville Borough Town Council
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1888-10-29· cited 6×