Commonwealth v. Lepley

Greevy, J.,

Defendant, Edward Lepley, Jr., has been charged with operating a tractor without registration, in violation of The Tractor Code of May 1, 1929, P. L. 1005, art. II, sec. 201, as amended, 75 PS §891. Pursuant to section 704 of The Tractor Code, 75 PS §1094, summary hearing was waived.

*215The material facts are these: Defendant, an employe of a highway contractor, was operating a piece of equipment known as a pay-loader within the area of the construction project of his employer. The loader was self-propelled, not used to draw any other vehicles and was not operated at any time outside…