2001 Pa. Super. 320 - Good v. Holstein’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Our standard of review in a non-jury trial is clear. We must determine whether the findings of the trial court are supported by competent evidence and whether the trial judge committed error in the application of law. Additionally, findings of the trial judge in a non-jury case must be given the same weight and effect on appeal as a verdict of a jury and will not be disturbed absent error of law or abuse of discretion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2004 Pa. Super. 100 - Advanced Telephone Systems, Inc. v. Com-Net Professional Mobile Radio, LLC · 2003 Pa. Super. 460 - Hayes v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance

2. “We note at the outset that there is a strong presumption in Pennsylvania against piercing the corporate veil. Also, the general rule is that a corporation shall be regarded as an independent entity even if its stock is owned entirely by one person. Commonwealth Court has set out the factors to be considered in disregarding the corporate form as follows: undercapitalization, failure to adhere to corporate formalities, substantial intermingling of corporate and personal affairs and use of the corporate form to perpetrate a fraud.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2007 Pa. Super. 310 - Fletcher-Harlee Corp. v. Szymanski