Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Smith

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 1, 1916No. Appeal, No. 324PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal, No. 324, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Dec. T., 1913, No. 75, for defendant on case tried by the court without a jury in case of Commonwealth to use of the Bradford County v. Michael Smith. Issue to determine the amount due on a judgment. The case was'tried by Maxwell, P. J., without a jury under the Act of April 22,1874. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.

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Appeal, No. 324, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Dec. T., 1913, No. 75, for defendant on case tried by the court without a jury in case of Commonwealth to use of the Bradford County v. Michael Smith. Issue to determine the amount due on a judgment. The case was'tried by Maxwell, P. J., without a jury under the Act of April 22,1874. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was in finding that the total liability of the defendant was $400 instead of $1,200. On a forfeiture regularly entered of record, the liability of the…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Tkexlek, J.,

We take the following from the facts as found by the lower court, that three separate complaints were made against Felice Marone, charging him with selling liquors without a license on three separate days; that in each case the defendant became surety in the sum of $200.00 for the appearance of the said Marone at court; three separate transcripts being filed. The district attorney consolidated the actions, and only one indictment was found against him, and thereon he was tried and convicted. When called for sentence, Marone failed to ap*290pear, “and the three recognizances…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Spencer-Sturla Co. v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1927

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AvrachSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Commonwealth v. KreisherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916

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