Commonwealth v. Meyers

Reno, P. J.,

The petitioner became bail for defendant, which was forfeited and the amount paid by petitioner to the.county. Subsequently, defendant was apprehended, convicted and sentenced. Petitioner prays for a refund.

Had application been made before the moneys were actually paid into the treasury, we would have granted relief under the Act of Dec. 9, 1783, § 2,

2 Sm. Laws, 84, by remitting or moderating the forfeiture. Or if the amount collected had been paid into court in pursuance of the Act of July 30, 1842, § 26, P. L. 454, we might have been able to decree a distribution that would have…