404 Pa. Super. 553 - Commonwealth v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
25
cited by 25 later decisions
1
states following
May 2005
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Russell · Oregon v. Kennedy · Commonwealth v. Smith · Commonwealth v. Brady · Commonwealth v. Simons
Most-quoted passages
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“as an intermediate appellate court, the grant of the relief sought would entail the expansion of an existing doctrine [the equitable discovery exception to the occurrence rule] or the enunciation of a new precept of Pennsylvania law [the continuous representation rule], neither of which this court is empowered to do. Malinder v. Jenkins Elevator & Machine Co., 371 Pa.Super. 414 , 538 A.2d 509 (1988); DeFrancesco v. Western Pennsylvania Water Co., 329 Pa.Super. 508 , 478 A.2d 1295 (1984); Rambo v. Commissioner of Police, 301 Pa.Super. 135 , 447 A.2d 279 (1982); Hillbrook Apartments v. Nyce Crete Co., 237 Pa.Super. 565 , 352 A.2d 148 (1975); Crowell Office Equipment v. Krug, 213 Pa.Super. 261 , 247 A.2d 657 (1968); Beckham v. Travelers Insurance Co., 206 Pa.Super. 488 , 214 A.2d 299 (1965).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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