Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Comella
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 27, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGINLEY, Judge.
Sandra Cornelia (Comella) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which dismissed her appeal from the order of a district justice finding Cornelia guilty of harboring a dangerous dog under Section 502-A(a)(l)(ii) of the Dog Law (Law) 1 , sentenced her to pay a fine of $300.00 plus costs and found her guilty as charged.
On January 4, 1998, Cornelia was walking her two dogs when she stopped on the side of her house to put some refuse in a container. As she did this, Comella dropped the leash of one of her dogs. At this time Mary Jo…
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- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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