Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-06 | Page 11 | Jury Finds Car Dealer Guilty of OPA Charge

Jury Finds Car Dealer Guilty of OPA Charge Charles B. B Petty doing business as the Petty Motor company East Twenty-first Twenty South street was convicted on one and acquitted acquitted ac ac- ac quitted on six counts of ot violation of the office of price administration tion ceilings on trucks and pa passenger passenger sen ger cars Wednesday by a petit jury in the federal district court Sentence on the one count of which the jury found Mr Petty guilty will be pronounced Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day at 10 a. a m. m by Federal District Judge Tillman Tiliman D. D Johnson Sale of a ton half dump truck for 1721 1721 which the 0 OPA P A had conte contended was in excess of ot price ceilings was the count upon which he was convicted Mr Petty contended contended contended con con- tended that extra equipment justified justified justified justi justi- fied the variance with the 0 OPA P A ceiling