Ritz v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
July 1981
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Anastasi Bros. v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Staley
Most-quoted passages
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“[i]ndeed, the so-called expenses, consisting of estimated depreciation and a share of gas, electric and fire insurance costs seem to be items which the appellants would have incurred regardless of Mr. Ritz's use of his den in doing his union paperwork.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ritz v. Commonwealth“I am Local Chairman of Grievance Committee Transportation Union Local 299 and use den of 6 room house 14 hours a week as a home office. The den is used 5 hours a day for personal purposes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ritz v. Commonwealth
How this case has been treated — in progress
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