Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Karn
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 21, 1994No. 2493 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
William S. Earn, pro se, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court), which found Earn guilty of violating Borough of Bellevue Ordinance No. 83-18 (Ordinance) 1 for failing to conform certain building work to an approved application and plan for which a building permit had been issued. In accordance with Section 117.4 of the Ordinance, 2 the trial court ordered Earn to pay a fine of $10,000 and applicable costs.
Earn now contends that the trial court erred in assessing a fíne against him because such a penalty is criminal in nature and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- International Union, United Mine Workers v. BagwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Borough of West Chester v. LalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Pivirotto v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- City of Easton v. MarraSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Bagwell v. International Union, UMWASupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FeineigleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth v. BorrielloCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Borough of Kennett Square v. LalCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Grimm v. SweeneyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. FamianoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007