331 Pa. Super. 491 - Wilkins v. Heebner’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
10 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 20 later decisions — most recently November 2012
10 state decisions
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“First, it is a principle of Biblical authenticity that fairness is the standard by which human affairs should be conducted and to which disputes should be addressed. Second, it is undisputed that a statute ... is but a codification of the measure of fairness or equity to be applied in particular situations or to specific events. I, therefore, would urge that when the statutory prescription for equity produces grave injustice, it must bow to pervading fairness. In other words, while Themis, the goddess of justice, dearly loves all of her children, she would be quick to concede that equity demands the most care and must, therefore, receive the most protection.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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