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Code · Pennsylvania · Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS · Chapter 19

§ 1978. Repeal as obsolete does not affect substantive rights.

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§ 1978. Repeal as obsolete does not affect substantive rights.
Whenever a statute which created a personal or property right in derogation of the common law is repealed as obsolete or by a code which does not contain an express provision with respect to such personal or property right, the repeal shall not be construed to revive the prior inconsistent common law rule, but such repeal shall be construed as a recognition by the General Assembly that such personal or property right has been received into and has become a part of the common law of this Commonwealth.
01c1991h
SUBCHAPTER F
DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND PHRASES
Sec.
1991. Definitions.
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