Costs in Liquor Control Board Cases

Reno, Attorney General,

We have your request to be advised concerning whether the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is liable for court costs arising from litigation involving the board.

At the outset, it must be noted that the right to recover costs depends entirely upon statute. In Cooper’s Estate, 97 Pa. Superior Ct. 277, 279 (1929), the rule is set forth ns follows:

“Statutes relating to costs are strictly construed. Hoover v. Sch’l Dist., 4 Pa. C. C. Rep. 520; In re Braintrim Sch’l Dist., 23 Pa. C. C. Rep. 510; Arnold v. McKelvey, 26 Pa. Dist. Rep. 717; Stewart v. Baldwin, 1 Penrose & Watts…