Commonwealth v. Foster
Citations
- 28 Pa. Super. 400
- 1905 Pa. Super. LEXIS 211
Syllabus
<p>Criminal law — Security for good behavior — Sunday law — Prior convictions.</p> <p>The court of quarter sessions has no power to require a person to give security to be of good behavior, who has several times been convicted of doing business on Sunday in violation of the act of 1794, in the absence of any allegation or evidence that such business was done in such a manner as to disturb the peace or constitute a public nuisance.</p>
Judges: Beaver, Henderson, Morrison, Orlady, Porter, Rice
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4 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. FranklinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1952-11-12· cited 37×
- Com. ex rel. Woodruff v. American Base Ball ClubDauphin County Court of Common Pleas· 1926-10-28
- Commonwealth v. ShermanPhiladelphia County Court of Quarter Sessions· 1930-08-22
- Commonwealth v. HurleyWashington County Court of Common Pleas· 1925-07-01
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Sparhawk v. Union Passenger Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1867-11-07· cited 63×
- Specht v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1848-06-08· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. JeandellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1859-07-23· cited 10×
- Commonwealth ex rel. Barr v. NaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1859-07-01· cited 5×
- Bamber v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1849-04-28· cited 4×
- Respublica v. DonaganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1799-03-15· cited 4×
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