City of Wilkes-Barre v. Garabed
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 32, Jan. T., 1899, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Dec. T., 1898, No. 389J, in favor of plaintiff on case stated. Opinion by Orlady, J. Beeber and W. W. Porter, JJ., dissent. Case stated.
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Appeal, No. 32, Jan. T., 1899, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Dec. T., 1898, No. 389J, in favor of plaintiff on case stated. Opinion by Orlady, J. Beeber and W. W. Porter, JJ., dissent. Case stated. Before Woodward, P. J. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court below; . On November 1, 1898, the defendant was arrested for the violation of section 8 of the city ordinances, and, upon hearing before the mayor, was found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of |6.00 and the costs. From this judgment the defendant took this appeal. Section 8 of the city…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The defendant, an officer in the Salvation Army, was arrested and sentenced to pay a fine and costs for violating an ordinance of the city of Wilkes-Barre. An appeal was taken to the court of common pleas, where a case was agreed to, and after hearing, a judgment was entered for the plaintiff, and the record has been brought to this court for review.
The ordinance, for the violation of which the defendant was arrested and fined, is as follows:
“ It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to appear in any of the public streets or places in said city to play upon any…
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