Commonwealth v. McEntee

Boyer, J.,

This is an action of assumpsit brought against the above-named defendant as surety on two bail bonds or recognizances taken before a justice of the peace for the appearance of the defendants in a prosecution before the same justice for a hearing. The statement of claim avers that the defendants were held for a preliminary hearing upon charges of manufacturing and possessing intoxicating liquor in violation of the so-called “Snyder-Armstrong Prohibition Act”, and that they failed to appear on the dates required in the bail bonds or at any time thereafter, nor were they produced by…