Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Richardson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 11, 1953No. Appeals, 207, 208 and 209PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

These appeals were taken from three separate orders of the court below denying in part appellant’s several petitions for the remission of forfeited recognizances, for opening of judgments entered thereon and for vacating executions.

Save for dates, names and other details the petitions are similar in form and substance. Appellant averred that he had entered bail in specified sums for the appearance in the court below of designated defendants to answer for various criminal prosecutions; that subsequently bills of indictment were found against the defendants; that the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FogelmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
  2. Commonwealth v. BasendorfSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  3. Bross v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1872

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JakubSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Philadelphia v. Public Service Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Miller v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Bell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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