Legal Opinion

Black Diamond Distilling Company's License

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 13, 1907No. Appeal, No. 70PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 70, Oct., T., 1907, by Black Diamond Distilling Co., from decree of Q. S. Clear-field Co., refusing distiller’s license. Petition for distiller’s license. Before Smith, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was order refusing the license.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal from an order in the following words refusing the appellant’s application for a distiller’s license: “Now, March 1, 1907, after hearing and due consideration, license is refused by the court.” It is well settled by numerous decisions that in refusing an application for a wholesale or a retail liquor license the court need not set forth its reasons ; that if the record be regular and there be nothing to show affirmatively an abuse of discretion the appellate court is bound to presume that the reasons influencing the court to refuse the application were legal…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gross's LicenseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  2. Johnson's LicenseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Cochran's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  2. Empire Brewing Company's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  3. Indian Brewing Co.'s LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  4. Lippincott's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
  5. Indian Brewing Co.'s LicenseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909

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