Commonwealth v. Matthews
Citations
- 152 Pa. 166
- 25 A. 548
- 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1650
Syllabus
<p>[Marked to be reported.]</p> <p>Sunday law — Selling newspapers — Act of April 22,1794.</p> <p>Selling Sunday newspapers on Sunday by defendant at his regular place of business and receiving and causing them to be delivered to customers upon his route as a carrier, is a. performance of worldly employment within the meaning of the act of April 22, 1794.</p> <p>Sunday newspapers are a convenience, and not a necessity, and the selling of them does not come within the exceptions of the act of 1794.</p>
Judges: Green, Heydbick, McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Sterrett, Williams
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4 cases in this archive cite this case.
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court· 1961-05-29· cited 3,439×
- Commonwealth v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1915-05-26· cited 7×
- Com. ex rel. Woodruff v. American Base Ball ClubDauphin County Court of Common Pleas· 1926-10-28
- Commonwealth v. McDonaldPhiladelphia County Court of Quarter Sessions· 1938-04-13
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