Legal Opinion
York v. Baynes
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1959No. Appeal, 25PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Quarter Sessions of York County quashing an appeal taken to it from a judgment of an alderman of the City of York. The alderman found the defendant guilty of violating a city ordinance and “imposed a penalty of $300 fine and in default of the payment thereof to be committed to jail for 90 days.”
The defendant took her appeal to the Court of Quarter Sessions. Upon motion of the city, that court quashed the appeal on the ground that it should have been taken to the Court of Common Pleas. The defendant appealed.
“The sole…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pleasant Hills Borough v. CarrollSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. BettsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
- Bor. of Mahanoy City v. Wadlinger, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Schuylkill County1891
- Commonwealth v. MeckesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Sweitzer v. EmertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Philadelphia v. Home Agency, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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