Obradovich Liquor License Case

Dissenting Opinion by

Ervin, J.:

This is an appeal from the order of the lower court affirming the order of the Liquor Control Board refusing the transfer of a restaurant liquor license.

Both the board and the court found that the applicant was a reputable person and that the establishment proposed to be licensed meets all of the physical requirements prescribed by law.

It was also found as a fact that the restaurant was located in a district zoned commercial by the City of Pittsburgh. The lower court, in its opinion, however, stated that this small business district was a small island in a…