Confluence Borough v. Thomas

Lansberry, P. J.,

John H. Thomas, a resident of Confluence Borough, was prosecuted on January 12, 1949, before the Burgess of Confluence Borough, charged with a violation of section 16 of the ordinance of the Borough of Confluence, and later on May 24, 1949, was found guilty of reckless driving. A fine of $2.50 and costs were imposed by the burgess and in default of payment, defendant was committed to the Somerset County jail. An appeal was subsequently docketed in the quarter sessions court, but upon petition to the court of common pleas, a certiorari nunc pro tunc was allowed by our…