Commonwealth v. Steffish

PRICE, Judge.

On June 20, 1975, appellant George Steffish was found guilty by a magistrate of the summary offense of Defiant Trespass. 1 Appellant appealed the case to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, where, on November 10,1975, the case was heard de novo. 2

The testimony at trial established that appellant’s property shared a boundary with the property of the complainant. Appellant used the land near the boundary to store old machinery, junked automobiles, and the remains of a pig pen. Appellant testified that he had so used the property for twenty-four years. The complainant…