Commonwealth v. George
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 17, March T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Dauphin Go., March T., 1913, No. 80, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Athens George. Indictment for violating the Act of May 19,1887, P. L. 130. Before McCarrell, J. At the trial it appeared that the prosecutors, ¿fter having bought tickets for entrance to the defendant’s theatre, were refused admission to the ground floor and were directed to sit in the balcony.
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Appeal, No. 17, March T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Dauphin Go., March T., 1913, No. 80, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Athens George. Indictment for violating the Act of May 19,1887, P. L. 130. Before McCarrell, J. At the trial it appeared that the prosecutors, ¿fter having bought tickets for entrance to the defendant’s theatre, were refused admission to the ground floor and were directed to sit in the balcony. Defendant made the following offers: We propose to show that the seats in the balcony are the same style as the seats below; the seats are…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
This is an appeal from a conviction under the Act of May 19, 1887, P. L. 130, Avhich, in substance, is as follows : “That any person......being the owner, lessee, or manager of any......theatre,.concert hall, or place of entertainment, or amusement, Avho shall refuse to ac*417commodate, convey, or admit any person or persons on account of race or color......into their theatre, concert hall, or place of amusement, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor......” The defendant was the owner of a theatre in the City of Harrisburg, consisting of a main floor and…
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