Legal Opinion

Bernice v. Borough of Folcroft

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 6, 1979No. Appeal, No. 15 T.D. 1978PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Bogers,

Bernice and John Phillips have appealed from a judgment of sentence imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County for violations of an ordinance of the Borough of Polcroft prohibiting the possession of unlicensed mechanical amusement devices. We affirm.

There is no dispute as to the facts. In 1963, Pol-croft adopted Ordinance No. 457 which required the licensing of mechanical amusement devices at an an-annual fee of twenty-five dollars for each device. Ordinance No. 635, adopted January 12, 1976, amended the 1963 ordinance hy increasing the annual license fee…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Hines v. WinfreeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Warner Bros. Theatres, Inc. v. Pottstown BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Shomo v. Derry BoroughCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Murray v. Williams, BurgessSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Emerson College v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  2. M & D Properties, Inc. v. Borough of Port VueCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. Hill v. Borough of DormontCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Talley v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. National Properties, Inc. v. Borough of MacUngieCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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