Commonwealth v. Moore

Bell, P. J.,

This is a petition for an appeal from a penal action brought before F. G. Chorpening, justice of the peace, charging that the defendant violated section 699 of the Act of July 14, 1917, P. L. 912, relating to roads, in that he had filled and closed a ditch extending from the highway known as State Route 59 through certain lands of the defendant, in which case the justice imposed a penalty of $5 and costs, and the petition is based upon the averment: “Your petitioner believes that his rights have been invaded by the State appropriating part of his land without making just…