Commonwealth v. Greene

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

Charles C. Greene was accused and convicted of the crime of disorderly conduct because he owned, main*113tained and operated in Greene Township, Franklin County, a Go-Kart race track one-eighth of a mile in length. The vehicles engaging in the races were the familiar small four-wheeled children’s cars, propelled by diminutive gasoline engines. Whether the running of races of this character violated the Act of 1939, June 24, P.L. 872, §406, 18 P.S. §4406, is the question in this case.

The crucial portion of that Act reads: “Whoever wilfully makes or causes to be made…