Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Conrad A. Falvello, Russell L. Mervine William Taylor for No one appeared or filed a brief for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. Commonwealth v. Bortlik, Appellant. Commonwealth v. Conte, 154 Pa. Super. 112 and West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, followed. Submitted March 6, 1944. PER CURIAM, March 14, 1944: This appeal is ruled by our decision in Com. v. Conte, 154 Pa. Super. 112, 35 A.2d 742, which was based on West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624. On the authority of those cases, the judgment is reversed and the defendant discharged.