Commonwealth v. Wiman

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Siler

Certifying the law.

The trial court sustained a general demurrer to an indictment, which charges Vaughan Wiman and others, the appellees, with the public offense of maintaining a nuisance. The Commonwealth then perfected this appeal seeking a certification of the law.

This indictment first accuses appellees of “unlawfully, wilfully and knowingly maintaining a public nui.•sance.” Then it further describes the offense according '.to the following terms, in general substance, viz. (1) ¡permitting dead animals to remain on appellees’ property near residences of…