Commonwealth v. Fell

Citations

• 31 Pa. Super. 574
• 1906 Pa. Super. LEXIS 262

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Costs—Prosecution—Corporations.</p> <p>Upon the trial of a prosecution for burning a dwelling house to defraud an insurance company the verdict was “Not guilty, and the Standard Fire Insurance Company of Trenton, N. J., to pay the costs, represented by James F. D. Wilson as prosecutor.” It appeared that Wilson was the agent and adjuster of the insurance company. Held, that a judgment for costs of prosecution was properly entered against the insurance company.</p> <p>A judgment for costs in a criminal prosecution may be imposed upon a foreign corporation.</p>