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In re Blumenthal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 8, 1889PublishedCited by 21 opinions

FOR A MANDAMUS TO THE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. January Term 1889, Sup, Ct. On November 3, 1888, Babetta Blumenthal presented her petition representing : That she resided in the Twelfth ward, Philadelphia, and was the widow of Moses Blumenthal, who died July '7, 1888, having executed his last will and testament, duly admitted to probate, wherein the petitioner was made the life-tenant of testator’s real estate, inter alia, the premises at the…

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FOR A MANDAMUS TO THE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. January Term 1889, Sup, Ct. On November 3, 1888, Babetta Blumenthal presented her petition representing : That she resided in the Twelfth ward, Philadelphia, and was the widow of Moses Blumenthal, who died July '7, 1888, having executed his last will and testament, duly admitted to probate, wherein the petitioner was made the life-tenant of testator’s real estate, inter alia, the premises at the corner of Fourth and Wood streets, known as the Philadelphia City Hotel. That before his death the said Moses Blumenthal, as…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion,

Mu. Chief Justice Paxson :

This was a petition for an alternative mandamus to the judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia county, to show cause why they should not grant to the petitioner a transfer of the license of Moses Blumenthal, to sell spirituous and other liquors at the Philadelphia City Hotel. The petition was presented to us at Pittsburgh at the last October term, and was dismissed. No opinion was filed, as we supposed the grounds of our refusal of the writ were sufficiently obvious. We have since then been urged to indicate the reasons for our action, on the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Petition of RaudenbuschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Spankard's Liquor License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. In re Estate of BuckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  3. Pichler v. SnavelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. In re License of UmholtzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  5. In re Estate of GrimmSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897

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