Helmig v. Rockwell Manufacturing Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that res judicata “should not be defeated by minor differences of form, parties or allegations” and that a shuffling of defendants on the record should not be permitted to nullify the res judicata rule
• stating that res judicata “should not be defeated by minor differences of form, parties or allegations” and that a shuffling of defendants on the record should not be permitted to nullify the res judicata rule
• privity exists as to party on which a prior party’s liability was based

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Cited by

73 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-03-27· cited 428×
• Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. Steinbronn
  Third Circuit· 1977-07-06· cited 412×
• Gregory v. Chehi
  Third Circuit· 1988-03-24· cited 285×
• Bata v. Central-Penn Nat. Bank of Phila.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1966-11-15· cited 186×
• Matson v. Margiotti
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1952-05-27· cited 171×
• Thelma DAVIS v. UNITED STATES STEEL SUPPLY, DIVISION OF UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant
  Third Circuit· 1982-08-30· cited 144×
• Posternack v. Am. Cas. Co. of Reading
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1966-03-22· cited 134×
• Shaffer v. Smith
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-03-28· cited 132×
• Witkowski v. Welch
  Second Circuit· 1999-04-12· cited 131×
• Hurtt v. Stirone
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1965-01-14· cited 115×
• Tulewicz v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-03-17· cited 101×
• In Re the Nomination Petitions & Papers of Stevenson
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-03-26· cited 95×
• Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State College
  Third Circuit· 1978-12-21· cited 68×
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Brown
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1966-09-02· cited 48×
• Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-08-17· cited 47×
• Gaito v. Strauss
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1966-02-03· cited 46×
• Commonwealth v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-07-08· cited 39×
• Linnen v. Armainis
  Third Circuit· 1993-04-09· cited 39×
• United States v. Kates
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1976-06-30· cited 37×
• Provident Tradesmens Bank And Trust Company v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company
  Third Circuit· 1969-05-02· cited 35×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Bruszewski v. United States
  Third Circuit· 1950-04-11· cited 287×
• Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Stratton's Independence, Ltd.
  Eighth Circuit· 1907-12-06· cited 81×
• Adriaanse v. United States
  Second Circuit· 1950-11-09· cited 28×
• Goldstein v. Ahrens
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1954-11-08· cited 28×
• Helmig v. Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1955-01-03· cited 15×
• Slater v. Slater
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1953-02-13· cited 7×
• Chandler's Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1882-04-17· cited 7×
• McFadden v. Hanft
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1950-01-12· cited 4×

Other cases named Helmig v. Rockwell Manufacturing Co.

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Helmig v. Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1955-01-03· cited 15×
• Helmig v. Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-06-01· cited 2×
• Helmig v. Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court· 1957-10-14· cited 2×