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Commonwealth ex rel. Morgan v. Smith

Citations

  • 429 Pa. 561
  • 241 A.2d 531
  • 1968 Pa. LEXIS 837

How courts have described this case

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

  • in loco parent \puts himself in the situation of a lawful parent by assuming the obligations incident to the parental relationship\
  • in loco parent “puts himself in the situation of a lawful parent by assuming the obligations incident to the parental relationship”
  • in loco parent “puts himself in the situation of a lawful parent by assuming the obligations incident to the parental relationship”
  • in loco parentis is defined as “[o]f, relating to, or acting as a temporary guardian or caretaker of a child, taking on all or some of the responsibilities of a parent.”
  • in loco parent “puts himself in the situation of a lawful parent by assuming the obligations incident to the parental relationship”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Bell, Brien, Cohen, Eagen, Jones, Musmanno, Musmanño, Roberts

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Cites

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