Commonwealth v. Curley

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

Defendant was charged with violation of The Vehicle Code, Act of May 1, 1929, P. L. 905, §903, as amended, 75 PS §453, in operating a tractor-trailer on a route known as the Industrial Highway, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with a total weight load in excess of that permitted by statute. On summary conviction before a magistrate, defendant’s vehicles were *508found to be 16,760 pounds over weight; and a fine of $1,650 was imposed. Defendant appealed to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware County. The court heard the case de novo, found defendant guilty, and…