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Cowperthwait v. Lamb

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1953No. Appeal, 28PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Chidsey,

David S. Cowperthwait, administrator of the estate of his deceased son, Douglas Cowperthwait, brought an action of trespass in Lackawanna County against Frederick T. Lamb, arising out of a fatal automobile accident occurring in Susquehanna County. Both plaintiff and defendant were residents of the latter county. The complaint in the action was served upon the defendant Lamb in Lackawanna County as he was leaving a hearing in the Lackawanna County Court House at Scranton, held before a representative of the Secretary of Revenue of the Commonwealth in accordance…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FunkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Stewart v. RamsaySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Lamb v. SchmittSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Commonwealth v. CroninSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Netograph Manufacturing Co. v. . ScrughamNew York Court of Appeals · 1910

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EmerickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Dulles v. DullesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. State v. WoodSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1953
  4. Gekoski v. StarerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Sheeran v. RavellaDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1956

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