Legal Opinion
Markham v. Wolf
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 21, 2018No. 109 MAP 2016; No. 110 MAP 2016PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.
OPINION
JUSTICE TODD
*1177The Pennsylvania Constitution, since its inception in 1776, has created a framework of government vesting legislative, judicial, and executive powers in three separate branches. This tripartite structure, with its system of checks and balances among these branches, is designed to prevent a concentration of power in any one branch and to prevent one branch from exercising the core functions of another - the embodiment of the separation of powers doctrine. See Commonwealth v. Mockaitis , 575 Pa. 5, 834 A.2d 488,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Buffalo Township v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MockaitisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Werner v. ZazycznySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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3Cited by8 opinions
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