Commonwealth v. Lenhart
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, Oct. T., 1911, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Nov. T., 1910, No. 65, on demurrer in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to use of Washington County, v. W. L. Lenhart, George W. Lenhart. and William McKennan Smith. firmed. Assumpsit on a bail bond. Before Taylor, J. The facts,appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in entering judgment for the plaintiff on demurrer.
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Appeal, No. 18, Oct. T., 1911, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Nov. T., 1910, No. 65, on demurrer in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to use of Washington County, v. W. L. Lenhart, George W. Lenhart. and William McKennan Smith. firmed. Assumpsit on a bail bond. Before Taylor, J. The facts,appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in entering judgment for the plaintiff on demurrer. The appeal was prosecuted with effect, although not successfully: Com. v. Wistar, 142 Pa. 373; Hobart v. Hilliard, 28 Mass. 143; Johnson v. Hessel, 134 Pa. 315. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
Lenhart, the principal in the surety bond, was convicted and sentenced on the charge of having entered into a criminal conspiracy to defraud a state bank and its depositors. He took an appeal to the Superior Court and *528desired the same to be made a supersedeas. The learned president judge of the Superior Court upon consideration ordered that the appeal should operate as a supersedeas upon the defendant giving bail with one or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court below in which the case was tried, “conditioned that he will prosecute his appeal with…
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