Commonwealth v. Dietz

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,

Defendants, Arthur M. Dietz and Jacob H. Dietz, have appealed from what is known as a “padlocking order,” of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, that certain property in the City of Pittsburgh shall not “be occupied or used for any purpose for one year” from the date of the decree, June, 1925.

Arthur M. Dietz was the proprietor of and conducted a barroom on the premises in question, of which Jacob H. Dietz was the landlord; whiskey and other intoxicating liquors were sold for beverage purposes in this barroom; defendants were notified by…