Parks v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Cbaig,

This is an appeal by Nancy Lee Parks (applicant) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County affirming the denial by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (Board) of an application for a hotel liquor license. We reverse.

The issuance of hotel liquor licenses is controlled by Section 404 of the Liquor Code, 47 P.S. §4-404 (Code).1 To determine whether to grant the license, *89the Board held a hearing on April 15, 1977, at which a Board investigator, a township road official, applicant, her husband, and an objector, who lived within 500 feet of the proposed…