Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bennett

Adams County Court of Quarter Sessions

Decided May 26, 1938No. 3Published

1Opinion of the Court

Sheely, P. J.,

This is a motion to quash summary proceedings instituted before a justice of the peace and a petition by the justice of the peace to amend his transcript. Both questions will be disposed of in this opinion.

The motion to quash is based upon failure of the record to show that the justice of the peace sent by registered mail to defendant a notice in writing of the filing of the information, etc., as required by section 1202 of The Vehicle Code of May 1, 1929, P. L. 905, and upon the alleged insufficiency of the information filed. Defendant waived a summary hearing before the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  2. Ristau Et Ux. v. Crew Levick Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  3. Commonwealth v. HainesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913

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