Commonwealth v. Schollenberger
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 308, Jan. T., 1893, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1891, No. 665, in favor of defendant George Schollenberger, on case stated. Case stated to determine validity of sale of oleomargarine. The case stated was as follows: “ That the defendant is a resident and citizen of the state of Pennsylvania.
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Appeal, No. 308, Jan. T., 1893, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1891, No. 665, in favor of defendant George Schollenberger, on case stated. Case stated to determine validity of sale of oleomargarine. The case stated was as follows: “ That the defendant is a resident and citizen of the state of Pennsylvania. “ That defendant is engaged in business at 219 Callowhill street, in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., as the agent of the Oak-dale Manufacturing Company, whose principal office and place of business is in the city of Providence and state of Rhode Island ; and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
This case belongs to a rapidly growing class that has already become uncomfortably large and troublesome in this state. The profits to be derived from an unlawful traffic are much larger than those that flow from legitimate trade, provided the unlawful traffic may be pursued without serious interference from the officers of the law. Law abiding citizens will not embark in a business that is forbidden by the laws of the state in which they live. Timid men are afraid to do so. This kind of operation is left therefore to those who have no respect for law, no…
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