Commonwealth v. Miller
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BT DEPENDANT EROM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OE ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 165 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 108 June Term 1889, C. P. No. 1. On March 19,1889, Jeremiah Miller presented his petition in the court below, praying for the allowance of an appeal from the judgment of Alderman Carlisle, in an action brought before said alderman by the commonwealth, for the use of Allegheny county and A. L. Best, against the petitioner, to recover the penalty…
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APPEAL BT DEPENDANT EROM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OE ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 165 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 108 June Term 1889, C. P. No. 1. On March 19,1889, Jeremiah Miller presented his petition in the court below, praying for the allowance of an appeal from the judgment of Alderman Carlisle, in an action brought before said alderman by the commonwealth, for the use of Allegheny county and A. L. Best, against the petitioner, to recover the penalty of $ 100 prescribed for the sale of “ oleomargarine,” by § 8, act of May 21, 1885, P. L. 22. Upon consideration of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Clark:
The defendant is the proprietor of a restaurant in the city of Pittsburgh; his business consists, in part, in furnishing meals to transient and regular patrons, who pay for the same daily or by the meal, according to the ordinary usage in that business. From the facts set forth in the case stated it appears that on January 31, 1889, William McRay and George Spence called at this restaurant and ordered meals, which were served to them in the usual manner. Among other food furnished by the defendant on this occasion was a small quantitj'- of what appeared to be butter,…
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