Legal Opinion
Gannon v. Upper Merion Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1975No. Appeal, No. 667 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
This is the case of the Capering Canine and requires our construction of an ordinance which was enacted to prohibit such offensive conduct.
The Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (Criminal Division) sustained the conviction of Edward Gannon who was accused of violating the “Dog Ordinance” of Upper Merion Township.
On February 7, 1973, the animal control officer of Upper Merion Township (Appellee) spotted a dog, a pet of the Edward Gannon family.1 He successfully pursued the dog to the Gannon home and upon arriving where the animal was in residence,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WeissSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
- Commonwealth v. JacksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Santanello v. CooperArizona Supreme Court · 1970
- Commonwealth v. GorodetskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Decker v. McSorleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by4 opinions
- Widmyer v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. Ewing, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Somerset County1979
- Holsten v. Haverford TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth ex rel. St. Lawrence Borough v. Marinucci, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Berks County1979