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· 7/9/1982

Harrell v. United Natl. Ins.

Citations

  • 302 Pa. Super. 560
  • 448 A.2d 1154

How courts have described this case

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

  • judge has inherent power to grant change of venue in order to secure impartial trial
  • when change of place of trial ordered, criminal indictment remains unchanged as to venue, and all proceedings on it, except trial, should be in county where indictment obtained
  • courts have inherent power “to do whatever may be done under the general principles of jurisprudence to insure to the citizen a fair trial, whenever his life, liberty, property or character is at stake”
  • impartial trial impossible in court of proper venue
  • impartial trial impossible in court of proper venue

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Judges: Montgomery, Price, Watkins

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