Sabella, D. v. Appalachian Development Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that the characterization of the legal interest conveyed in a mineral estate has historically been described in a multitude of ways, some of which are contradictory
• stating, “a defendant asserting an affirmative - 19 - J. A30037/17 defense has the burden of proof as to that affirmative defense.”
• subsequent purchasers were not good-faith purchasers of oil, gas and mineral rights due to prior tax sale purchaser's recording of acquisition of those rights
• “The absence of an indispensable party renders any order or decree of the court null and void.” (cleaned up)
• under Pennsylvania law, the statute of limitations is an affirmative defense on which the defendant bears the burden of proof
• subsequent purchasers were not good-faith purchasers of oil, gas and mineral rights due to prior tax sale purchaser’s recording of acquisition of those rights

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-08-31· cited 19×
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• Bastian, E. v. Sullivan, M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-05-22· cited 13×
• McWreath v. Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 2015-01-26· cited 11×
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Cites

50 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Pocono International Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-12· cited 439×
• Hutchison v. Sunbeam Coal Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-12-16· cited 422×
• Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-07-02· cited 362×
• Crouse v. Cyclops Industries
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-28· cited 270×
• Burnside v. Abbott Laboratories
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-12-20· cited 167×
• Dalrymple v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-12-11· cited 149×
• Bayada Nurses, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of Labor & Industry
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-11-17· cited 148×
• Stamerro v. Stamerro
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-12-21· cited 146×
• Chanceford Aviation Properties, L.L.P. v. Chanceford Township Board of Supervisors
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-05-31· cited 119×
• Kingston Coal Co. v. Felton Mining Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-02-21· cited 107×
• Anthony v. Koppers Co., Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-11-07· cited 107×
• Gee v. CBS, INC.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1979-03-07· cited 92×
• TW Phillips Gas and Oil Co. v. Jedlicka
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-03-26· cited 88×
• Reott v. Asia Trend, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-11-26· cited 86×
• Hart v. O'MALLEY
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-08-16· cited 78×
• Richards v. Citizens Natural Gas Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1889-11-04· cited 62×
• United States v. Wyoming
  Supreme Court· 1947-06-02· cited 57×
• Bickell v. Stein
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-09-25· cited 56×
• Bannard v. New York State Natural Gras Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1961-06-26· cited 55×
• Hoffman Mining Co. v. Zoning Hearing Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-11-23· cited 54×

Other cases named Sabella, D. v. Appalachian Development Corp.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Sabella, D. v. Appalachian Development Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-04-15