Open Pantry Food Marts v. Commonwealth ex rel. Township of Hempfield

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Defendants Open Pantry Food Marts and Martin Oil Service, Inc., were summarily convicted of violating Township of Hempfield Ordinance 77-1, which regulates the dispensing of gasoline at service stations. The defendants appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County, contending that Ordinance 77-1 was an improper exercise of the police power and in conflict with regulations adopted by the Pennsylvania State Police. When the Court of Common Pleas affirmed the convictions, the defendants appealed to this Court. We affirm.

*425The ordinance in question, which by…