Commonwealth ex rel. Varronne v. Cunningham

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Horace Stern,

Section 903(g) of The Vehicle Code of May 1, 1929, P. L. 905, as amended, provides that “No truck tractor and semi-trailer combined . . . shall be operated upon any highway with a gross weight in excess of forty-five thousand (45,000) pounds, or in excess of twenty thous- and (20,000) pounds on any axle, or in excess of eight hundred (800) pounds on any one wheel for each nominal inch of width of tire on such wheel; axle or axles of semi-trailer shall not be less than ninety-six (96) inches from the axle of the truck tractor.”

The penalty clause attached to…