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In re Transfer of Liquor Club License

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 21, 1983No. Appeal, No. 612 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jb.,

The Suburban Democrat Club (Club) appeals an Allegheny Common Pleas Court order which denied an application for transfer of a liquor license. "We affirm.

The Club, a private social organization, applied to transfer a club liquor license to premises located in a commercial area. Within two hundred feet of the Club there are nine other licensed establishments. Although no one contested the application, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) denied the transfer solely because of the physical proximity of the other establishments. The common pleas…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re Revocation of Liquor License No. R-2193 & Amusement Permit No. AP-2193Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. ParkerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. In re PreziosoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Prezioso Liquor License CaseCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. DeMutisCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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