Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. OISTER
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 13, 1963No. Appeals, 65 and 82PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Flood, J.,
These appeals are from convictions of arson. The Commonwealth presented evidence that a very intense fire in the early morning hours destroyed a building belonging to Brile Brothers and used as an automobile storage garage, a repair shop and an office, causing a loss of approximately $200,000. Wilmer Boardman, a special agent of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, who qualified as an expert, testified that the fire was of incendiary origin. Two witnesses testified that about a week before the fire Brockerman asked each of them to set fire to the building, promising…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Turner v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Johnson v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Commonwealth v. KrzesniakSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Commonwealth v. GreenbergSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- John F. Bogacki and Mary Ann Bogacki, a Partnership Doing Business as Royal Lanes v. American MacHine & Foundry Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Commonwealth v. PriceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Commonwealth ex rel. Berkery v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. OisterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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