Commonwealth ex rel. Liem v. Robinson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., May T., 1898, No. 152, in favor of defendant on case stated. Case stated on petition of Harry Liem for writ of mandamus.
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Appeal, No. 18, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., May T., 1898, No. 152, in favor of defendant on case stated. Case stated on petition of Harry Liem for writ of mandamus. Before Lynch, J. It appears from the case stated that it was agreed that the petition of Harry Liem for a writ of mandamus demanding the treasurer of Luzerne county to accept the sum of $350 as a full and legal fee for a retail liquor license should be considered for the purpose of this ease as an alternative mandamus issued to R. P, Robinson, who is admitted, to be the treasurer of Luzerne…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
It was definitely settled in Com. v. Smoulter, 126 Pa. 137, that a retail liquor dealer within the city of Wilkes-Barre was required to pay the sum of $500 for a license to sell intoxicating drinks under the license Act of May 13, 1887, P. L. 108. The decision in that case was based upon the fact that, under the classification of cities made by the Act of May 23, 1874, P. L. 230, Wilkes-Barre was a city of the third class. On the 8th of May, 1889, P. L. 133, an act of the legislature was approved “ dividing the cities of this state into three classes with respect to their…
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