Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ashenfelder

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 17, 1964No. Appeal, 16PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

Weston W. Ashenfelder, Jr. (appellant), was convicted before a justice of the peace of a violation of the “Lower Providence Township Gunning Ordinance of 1960” which makes it an offense 1 to use a firearm for hunting or to fire a firearm in the township unless the hunter has “first given his name, address and hunting license number to the owner or the lessee in possession of the premises where he intends to shoot and has obtained the written consent of such owner or lessee ... on the form provided by the . . . [Township]. Before hunting or firing a gun on such…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bilbar Construction Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Bell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. McGinley v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  4. Young Men's Christian Ass'n v. ReadingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Commonwealth v. HanzlikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Exton Quarries, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. City of Philadelphia v. KennyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Duff v. Township of NorthamptonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Schadler v. Zoning Hearing Board of Weisenberg TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. In Re Investigating Grand JurySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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