Commonwealth v. Newhall

The defendant has been found guilty of leaving an automobile “standing for more than twenty minutes in a certain public street” called Court Square, in the city of Boston, in violation of a rule and regulation of the board of street commissioners of that city. We do not understand the defendant to contend that the rule was not valid when made by the street commissioners. His contention is that it was rendered void and of no effect by virtue of St. 1909, c. 534, § 17. The only question is whether that contention is sound. If it is, then the exceptions should be sustained; otherwise they should…