Legal Opinion
Kensington Club Liquor License Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 11, 1948No. Appeal, 258PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Reno, J.,
The Liquor Control Board refused to issue a license to the Kensington Club. Upon appeal the court below, after a hearing de novo before one judge, reversed the board and commanded it to grant the license. The board brought the case here.
One ground upon which the board based its refusal was that the City of New Kensington, where the club is located, was allowed a quota of 25 licenses under the Act of June 24,1939, P. L. 806, 47 PS §744-1001, et seq., and there were already 42 licenses in that territory. However, Westmoreland County is one of the jurisdictions which has held…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StofchekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. ShawellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Schlaudecker v. MarshallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
- Azarewicz Liquor License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Petition of RaudenbuschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Commonwealth ex rel. Gregory v. GregorySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth v. McAlaineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Hamilton AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Wood AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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