Commonwealth v. Puder
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 248, Jan. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1916, No. 328, affirming judgment of Q. S. Philadelphia County, Jan. Sess., 1916, No. 560, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. H. Matthias Puder. Appeal from Superior Court. Opinion by Williams, J., 67 Pa. Superior Ct. 11. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 248, Jan. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1916, No. 328, affirming judgment of Q. S. Philadelphia County, Jan. Sess., 1916, No. 560, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. H. Matthias Puder. Appeal from Superior Court. Opinion by Williams, J., 67 Pa. Superior Ct. 11. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The defendant was found guilty of violation of the Act of June 17, 1915, P. L. 1012, regulating the business of loaning money in sums of $300 or less, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and the costs of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Defendant appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court affirming the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County entered on a verdict of guilty on an indictment charging defendant with a misdemeanor in violating the Act of June 17, 1915, P. L. 1012, “Regulating the business of loaning money in sums of three hundred ($300) dollars or less” and prescribing penalties for its violation. The principal contention is that the statute is unconstitutional as special legislation, though appellant also questions the sufficiency of the title and whether the act is an…
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