Commonwealth v. Frangos

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

Emanuel M. Frangos, defendant, was indicted and convicted under the Act of June 24,1939, P. L. 872, sec tion 511, 18 PS 4511, for keeping and maintaining a disorderly house. He maintained a restaurant in the basement and ground floor in a building on the northwest corner of West King and North Prince Streets in the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and also had a license for the retail sale of beer.

The Act of June 24, 1939, supra, under which the defendant was indicted is as follows: “Whoever keeps and maintains a common, ill-governed and disorderly house or place, to the…