Commonwealth v. Layton
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 282, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, .from judgment of Q. S. Monroe Co., May Term, 1909, affirming summary conviction in case of Commonwealth v. Edward Layton. Appeal from summary conviction by justice of the peace. Before Staples, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned among others was the judgment of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This case came into the quarter sessions by appeal from a summary conviction by a justice of the peace under the Act of April 14, 1905, P. L. 169, making it unlawful to trespass upon land posted as private property, and providing the penalty therefor. After hearing and consideration of the evidence the court set forth at length its findings of fact and conclusions of law, and “in accordance therewith,” as stated in the final order, adjudged and decreed that the defendant pay the sum of $1.00 for the use of the school fund of the district in which the alleged trespass was…
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