Legal Opinion
Tahiti Bar, Incorporated Liquor License Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 11, 1958No. Appeal, No. 268PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Ervin, J.,
This is an appeal by Tahiti Bar, Incorporated, from an order of the court below dismissing an appeal by the licensee from an order of suspension entered by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The court below found as a fact “that the entertainment in each instance- here was lewd, immoral or improper” and that “The entertainment in each of these cases was a predominant appeal to prurient interest.” The entertainment consisted of various dance routines described as “bumps and grinds” by female entertainers who had removed practically all of their clothing. Article IV of…
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