Legal Opinion · Dissent

Feitz Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 16, 1961No. Appeal, 354Published

1Dissent

*446Dissenting Opinion by

Mb. Justice Bell :

In Pichler v. Snavely, 366 Pa. 568, 79 A. 2d 227, the Court in a unanimous opinion said (page 569) : “The law is well settled that a liquor license is not a property right, but only a purely personal privilege for a specific limited time, which is subject to termination by the Liquor Control Board for cause and which, in any event, terminates with the licensee’s life. A liquor license or the privilege to sell liquors for a specified time, although often very valuable, is not assignable (as that term is generally understood), nor does it* go to the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Murray v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. Allentown School District Mercantile Tax CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Spankard's Liquor License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Loeb EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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