Pincus v. Mutual Assurance Co.

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• indicating that even where a return of service fails to specifically identify by name the person served, that failure alone does not necessarily invalidate the service
• indicating that even where a return of service fails to specifically identify by name the person served, that failure alone does not necessarily invalidate the service
• upholding service upon corporation and two corporate trustees -5- J-A32021-16 where process was served on manager of corporation's offices, who refused to give his name
• service upon a corporation and two corporate trustees as individuals upheld where process was handed to a manager at the corporation’s offices who refused to give his name
• trustee of corporation possessed requisite proprietary interest for effective service at corporate office
• the return of service showed that the recipient whose name was required refused to state his name; return was held sufficient to establish service and to hold otherwise would permit one to eschew service by merely refusing to give his name

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Cited by

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

• Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-11-26· cited 288×
• Janicik v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-10-15· cited 114×
• Lilian v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-03-17· cited 101×
• Alessandro v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-12-21· cited 51×
• Miller Electric Co. v. DeWeese
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-10-17· cited 42×
• Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-06-28· cited 40×
• Miller v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1975-03-31· cited 34×
• Foust v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-06-29· cited 31×
• Signora v. Liberty Travel, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-10-28· cited 31×
• Dayton Women's Health Center v. Enix
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1990-06-20· cited 30×
• Martin v. Gerner
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-08-24· cited 23×
• American Vending Co., Inc. v. Brewington
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-17· cited 20×
• Visscher v. O'BRIEN
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-01-18· cited 17×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. McKinney v. McKinney
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-12-24· cited 14×
• Gonzales v. Polis
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-02-02· cited 12×
• Penn National a/s/o Shenberger, D. v. Phillips, B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-05-17· cited 10×
• Dunn v. Allegheny County Property Assessment Appeals & Review
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-03-11· cited 9×
• Ro-Med Construction Co. v. Clyde M. Bartley Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-03-29· cited 8×
• Buynak v. Department of Transportation
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-10-15· cited 6×
• Cavanaugh v. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-29· cited 5×

Other cases named Pincus v. Mutual Assurance Co.

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Pincus v. Mutual Assurance Co.
  Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 1976-12-03· cited 1×
• Pincus v. Mutual Assurance Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-11-30