Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Zasloff
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 19, 1940No. Appeal, 53PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stern,
This appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (137 Pa. Superior Ct. 96) was allowed for the purpose of considering the constitutionality of the Pair Sales Act of July 1, 1937, P. L. 2672.
The act provides (section 2) that “the advertisement, offer for sale, or sale of any merchandise at less than cost by retailers or wholesalers is prohibited.” A violation of this provision is made a misdemeanor (section 3). “Cost to the retailer” is defined (section la) to be “(1) the total consideration paid by the retailer for the merchandise delivered at the retail outlet;…
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3Cited by86 opinions
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