Commonwealth v. McComb
Citations
- 39 Pa. Super. 411
- 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 502
Syllabus
<p>Constitutional law — Police power — Game laws — Act of May 31, 1907, P. L. 329.</p> <p>The Act of May 31, 1907, P. L. 329, entitled, “An Act prohibiting the use of automatic guns for the killing of game or wild birds within this Commonwealth, and prescribing a penalty for violation of its provisions,” is constitutional. It is not an unreasonable exercise of the police power by the legislature, nor does it arbitrarily interfere with private property, nor unjustly discriminate against the maker of a particular kind of gun.</p>
Judges: Beaver, Head, Henderson, Morrison, Orlady, Porter, Rice
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- Commonwealth v. WadzinskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. Lodge No. 148 Loyal Order of MooseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-03-18· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. PapsoneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1910-10-10· cited 9×
- In re Fish WardensPennsylvania Department of Justice· 1940-09-13
- Commonwealth v. FlexerBucks County Court of Quarter Sessions· 1952-09-02
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court· 1894-03-05· cited 909×
- Plumley v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1894-12-17· cited 221×
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1897-03-01· cited 178×
- New York Ex Rel. Silz v. HesterbergSupreme Court· 1908-11-02· cited 164×
- Ex parte MaierCalifornia Supreme Court· 1894-08-01· cited 113×
- Magner v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court· 1881-02-03· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. BeattySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1900-07-26· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. DarmskaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1908-02-28· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. KenneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1907-02-25· cited 8×
- Likins's PetitionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1908-12-21· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. BercawSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1906-03-12· cited 4×
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