Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 3/31/1976
In re Columbia Borough
Citations
- 24 Pa. Commw. 190
- 354 A.2d 277
- 1976 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 958
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- where statutory provision utilized “shall” and “may” in same sentence, this Court agreed with common pleas court that former was compulsory or mandatory while latter was discretionary or permissive
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Judges: Blatt, Bowman, Crumlish, Johnstone, Kramer, Mencer, Rogers, Wilkinson
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Zimmerman v. O'BANNONSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-03-11· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. FergusonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-12-19· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. HelmsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-03-27· cited 27×
- Appeal of CrossleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-07· cited 20×
- Kerr v. Borough of Union CityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-08-12· cited 12×
- City of Pittsburgh v. HaffnerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-01-30· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. CofoniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-01-10· cited 9×
- Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Insurance DepartmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-07-26· cited 7×
- Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational School v. Greater Nanticoke Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-03-30· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. BaraniakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-01-31· cited 7×
- In re Appeal of ConnersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-01-14· cited 7×
- Board of Pensions & Retirement v. HodgeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-02-15· cited 7×
- Waros v. Borough of VandergriftCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-02-01· cited 4×
- Inmates of B-Block v. MarksCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-08-26· cited 4×
- Sloneker v. MartinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-12-17· cited 3×
- In re Dupont Borough WardsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-07-11· cited 2×
- In re Abolish Wards Hanover TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-08-16· cited 1×
- Board of Commissioners v. Appaloosa Development Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-12-02
- O'Neill v. Borough of YardleyBucks County Court of Common Pleas· 1989-03-21
- Universal Advertising & Promotions Inc. v. LeonardAlleghany County Court of Common Pleas· 1989-12-19
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Francis v. CorletoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1965-06-30· cited 99×
- Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 85 v. Port AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1965-03-16· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. KowellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-03-23· cited 21×
- WILLIAMS v. RoweCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-11-17· cited 16×
- Butler Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-04-28· cited 8×
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