Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ruff
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 1927No. Appeal 783PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The defendants, Michael Early and Frank S. Ruff, Jr., were charged in six counts of the indictment with (1) conspiracy to defraud, (2) extortion by color of office, (3) intimidation and extortion of money, (4) conversion, (5) obstructing justice, (6) conspiracy to extort under color of office. They were found guilty on all six counts and were paroled for a period of two years.
An assignment of error is directed to the court allowing William Hugo, a clerk in the Pitcairn shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to tell about the use of the telephone on a certain day in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MellonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Commonwealth v. SaulsburySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Lyke v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Maginnis's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Commonwealth v. FaulknierSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LopinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. NeffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Wilson v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. PalarinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Commonwealth v. DunnickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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