Commonwealth v. Menjou
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 116, Oct. T., 1895, by-defendant, from order of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March T., 1895, No. 479, refusing to allow an appeal from a summary conviction. Petition for an allowance of an appeal from a summary conviction. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was order refusing appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
The defendant was sued under the provisions of the act of May 21, 1885, for the penally provided for an unlawful sale of oleomargarine.
The summons was issued on the 10th day of January, 1895, returnable on the 18th. It was served on the defendant personally but he declined to appear. On the return day the prosecutor appeared with his witnesses and the case was fully heard,, after which judgment was rendered in favor of the commonwealth and against the defendant for the penalty of $100 and costs. On the 28d day of January the defendant appeared in-the court of…
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