Legal Opinion
Schlesinger Petition
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 7, 1951No. 1789, Miscellaneous DocketPublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Drew,
This matter comes before us on a petition and supplemental petition for a writ of prohibition filed by Hymen Schlesinger, a member of the Bar of the County of Allegheny, and an answer of Honorable Michael A. Musmanno, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of that county.
A study of the record shows clearly the following facts: On May 24, 1951, when petitioner appeared as counsel for one McGrath, the plaintiff in a trespass case which had been assigned for trial to Judge Musmanno and a jury, the Judge directed that all parties and witnesses leave the court room,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McNair's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Carpentertown Coal & Coke Co. v. LairdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Commonwealth v. MymaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- People Ex Rel. Hackley v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Passmore Williamson's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1855
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Pirillo v. PirilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth of Pa. v. MullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Schlesinger AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Commonwealth v. HammerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Roviello v. RovielloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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