Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Chalmers

Philadelphia County Court of Quarter Sessions

Decided October 26, 1950Published

1Opinion of the Court

Sloane, J.,

— There are three defendants here. They appeal from summary convictions by a magistrate. Two of the defendants, Ned Chalmers and Marvin Thol, were charged with a violation of a Fairmount Park regulation and disorderly conduct. The third defendant, Sherwood Weissman, was charged with a violation of an ordinance of 1900 of the City of Philadelphia.

1. As to Chalmers and Thol. The Fairmount Park regulation here involved reads:

“No placard, advertisement, public notice, or personal card, except park notices, rules and regulations, shall be distributed, posted or affixed in any manner in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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