Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Romig

Berks County Court of Quarter Sessions

Decided August 24, 1934No. 62Published

1Opinion of the Court

Schaeffer, P. J.,

Upon the trial of the defendant for involuntary manslaughter, the Commonwealth proved that defendant, at the time in question, was operating an automobile without a driver’s license when the car, having run off the road, upset one of its passengers, who as a result thereof died immediately. There was testimony to the effect that the accident occurred about 8:30 p. m. on the evening of December 8,1933, when it was dark, at the beginning of an S curve upon an upgrade. According to the marks upon the ground, defendant’s car failed to make the turn, ran against the bank at the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Byrne v. Schultz (Stone)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  2. People v. BarnesMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Commonwealth v. MicusoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  4. Commonwealth v. MayberrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  5. Commonwealth v. ErnestoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928

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