Commonwealth v. Zeidenstein

Brown, J.,

This is an appeal from a summary conviction. Defendant Hyman Zeidenstein, trading as Zeidenstein Brothers, after hearing on February 14, 1952, was convicted for exposing to sale at his place of business in Pittsburgh, potatoes marked “U. S. No. 1”, which failed to grade U. S. No. 1 by an average of 15 percent defective, in violation of section 4, subsec. A of Act No. 191 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of May 21, 1943, P. L. 412, 31 PS §§371, 378) ; and fined the sum of $100 and costs. Defendant paid the fine and took this appeal.

At the hearing de novo…