Commonwealth v. Morningstar

Citations

• 144 Pa. 103
• 22 A. 867
• 1891 Pa. LEXIS 585

Syllabus

<p>1. An indictment of a life-insurance agent for offering a rebate of premium payable on a policy, in violation of § 1, act of May 7, 1889, P. L. 116, should not be quashed for defects in matters of form which are amendable, or on the ground that said act is unconstitutional, especially for insufficiency of its title, under § 3, article III. of the constitution.</p> <p>2. Where, on the removal of a criminal cause to the Supreme Court for review, an application is made for the payment by the county of the reasonable expenses and compensation of the district attorney in connection therewith, under § 2, act of May 19, 1887, P. L. 138, it is the duty of the court below, not of the Supreme Court, to fix the amount thereof.</p>