Pennsylvania § 1978 Repeal as obsolete does not affect substantive rights

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1978 — Repeal as obsolete does not affect substantive rights

Pennsylvania § 1978

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

PartPART V

Ch. 19RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

Subch.REPEALING STATUTES

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Bluebook

1 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1978 (2026).

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Whenever a statute which created a personal or property right in derogation of the common law is repealed as obsolete or by a code which does not contain an express provision with respect to such personal or property right, the repeal shall not be construed to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.

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Whenever a statute which created a personal or property right in derogation of the common law is repealed as obsolete or by a code which does not contain an express provision with respect to such personal or property right, the repeal shall not be construed to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.