Newcastle City v. Treadwell
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 100, April T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Lawrence Co., June T., 1907, No. 83, on case stated in suit of City of Newcastle v. A. W. Treadwell. Case stated on an appeal from a judgment of the mayor of the city of Newcastle.
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Appeal, No. 100, April T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Lawrence Co., June T., 1907, No. 83, on case stated in suit of City of Newcastle v. A. W. Treadwell. Case stated on an appeal from a judgment of the mayor of the city of Newcastle. Porter, P. J., found the facts to be as follows: This case comes before the court on an appeal from the judgment of M. Louis Hainer, mayor of the city of Newcastle, wherein the defendant was adjudged guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $25.00 for keeping open on Sunday, June 2, 1907, a room or place for the purpose of selling therein and…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The validity of the ordinance which is set forth in the opinion of the learned judge below, for the violation, of which *32the defendant was convicted, is not questioned by his counsel. Nor is it claimed by them that it would be invalid even though it applied in terms to the sale of newspapers at a place or stand maintained and kept open for that purpose. Their contention is that neither the words "goods, wares and merchandise,” nor the words “other articles and things whatsoever” as used in the ordinance ought to be construed to include newspapers. The learned judge below held that…
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