Proprietor Fined For Short Weight

Proprietor Fined For Short Weight Phillip Livecchi, proprietor of a store at 423 South Third street, today was fined $25 in municipal court on a shortweight charge brought by a state inspector from the bureau of weights and measures. Guy Naddeo, the inspector, testified he purchased on Oct. 20 a steak weighing one pound four ounces at $1 a pound and was charged $1.25. Upon reweighing the steak, he said, it was an ounce short and he was overcharged five cents. "When I told the woman clerk it was an ounce short," Naddeo testified, "she replied that I forgot to include the weight of the wrapping paper. She was apparently under the impression it was permissable to weigh the paper with the meat." Livecchi, who was not represented by counsel, pleaded not guilty to the charge. He said he was ill that day and that his wife was tending the store. Livecchi said she was not familiar with the management. Judge Dzick said the proprietor is responsible for the actions of anyone who works in the store.