Legal Opinion

Whitt v. Philadelphia Housing Authority

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 10, 1984No. 1679, 108, and 109PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

The several appeals presently before this Court have their genesis in a dispute between Lucy Whitt and her landlord, the Philadelphia Housing Authority. That dispute led to two separate arbitration proceedings; two court orders which, in effect, confirmed the separate arbitration awards; and a proceeding holding the Housing Authority in contempt for failing to make repairs as directed by the first of such confirmed awards. A brief history is necessary.

In October, 1976, Whitt deemed herself aggrieved because of the state of disrepair prevailing in the housing unit which she was leasing from…

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Magaziner v. MagazinerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. Goldstein v. Int. L. G. W. U.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Goldstein v. International Ladies' Garment Workers' UnionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Kramer v. KellySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Whitt v. Philadelphia Housing Authority (In Re Whitt)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Travitzky v. TravitzkySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Baum v. BaumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Mercede Center, Inc. v. EquibankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Swantek v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Erie County1988

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