Commonwealth v. Wolfe

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Appellant, holder of a hotél liquor license, was convicted of violating §493(1) of the Liquor Code, Act of April 12, 1951, P. L. 90, §493.(1), 47 P.S. §4-493(1), as.amended, prohibiting the sale of liquor to minors. After his motion in arrest of judgment was denied, he was fined $300.00 and ordered to pay the court costs. The Superior Court affirmed per curiam, and we allowed an appeal.

It is undisputed that appellant was not present at the time the bartender made the sale, had no personal knowledge of the sale, and had given his bartender specific instructions…