Case Name: Pennsylvania v. John Gillespie
Court: Fayette County Court
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1795-03
Citations: 1 Add. 267
Docket Number: 
Parties: Pennsylvania v. John Gillespie.
Judges: 
Reporter: Addison
Volume: 1
Pages: 267–267

Head Matter:
Pennsylvania v. John Gillespie.
Gillespie was indicted for unlawfully, forcibly, and contemptuously, tearing down, and contemptuously refusing to replace, an advertisement, set up by the commissioners of Fayette county, of the sale of lands there for arrears of county taxes.
Weller & al v. Baker, 2 Wils. 414.

Opinion:
President.
For taking down an advertisement of a sale of property for private use, an action would, in my opinion, lie for contingent damages. It seems to follow, therefore, that, when the sale is under a public law, for public use, an indictment should lie for the injury done to the public.
He was convicted.