Commonwealth v. Zasloff

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

In this case the defendant, a retailer, was charged with violations of the so-called Fair Sales Act of July 1, 1937, P. L. 2672, specifically, that on three occasions he sold merchandise at less than the cost thereof to him. This appeal followed the order of court quashing the indictment and involves the question of the constitutionality of the act as an exercise of the police power of the State. Section 3 of the act provides: “Any retailer who shall advertise, offer to sell, or sell at retail, any merchandise at less than cost to the retailer, as defined in this act ......…