Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board v. McKeesport Beer Distributor, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge McGinley,

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (Board) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) reversing the order of the Board which imposed a $250 fine on McKeesport Beer Distributor, Inc. (McKeesport) for its alleged violation of Section 431(b) of the Liquor Code (Code), 47 Pa. C. S. §4-431(b).1

Louis Acito, a Board Enforcement Officer, testified that when he reviewed McKeesport’s records on February 12, 1986, he discovered that McKeesport received a letter from All Brand Importers, Inc., dated November 10, 1982, which delineated the…