Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Joseph Kohnle Brewing Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 11, 1896No. Appeal, No. 60PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal, No. 60, Nov. T., 1896, by defendant, from decree of Q. S. Phila. Co., March T., 1896, revoking a brewers’ license. Rule to show cause why the license of The Joseph Kohnle Brewing Co. should not be revoked. On May 14, 1895, a brewers’ license was granted to the Joseph Kohnle Brewing Company for No. 1728, Buttonwood street, Fifteenth ward, city of Philadelphia, for one year, beginning June 1, 1895; a wholesale dealer’s license was not applied for or granted to them.

Read the full summary

Appeal, No. 60, Nov. T., 1896, by defendant, from decree of Q. S. Phila. Co., March T., 1896, revoking a brewers’ license. Rule to show cause why the license of The Joseph Kohnle Brewing Co. should not be revoked. On May 14, 1895, a brewers’ license was granted to the Joseph Kohnle Brewing Company for No. 1728, Buttonwood street, Fifteenth ward, city of Philadelphia, for one year, beginning June 1, 1895; a wholesale dealer’s license was not applied for or granted to them. The licensee subsequently manufactured and sold beer at 2209 N. 15th street, for which place they had been refused a…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rice, P. J.,

The act of June 9, 1891 (P. L. 257), provides, inter alia, that, *632“ upon sufficient cause being shown or proof being made to the said court that the party holding a license has violated any law of this commonwealth relating to the sale of liquors, the court of quarter sessions shall upon notice being given to the person so licensed, revoke said license.” In 1895 the appellant applied for, and was granted a “brewers license,” setting forth in the petition therefor that “ the particular place for which a license is desired is, No. 1721 and 1723 Buttonwood St., in the 15th…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dolan's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
  2. Borough of Colwyn v. TarbottonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  3. George L. Doberneck's AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  4. Britton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Donoghue's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
  2. Appeals of MeenanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  3. Overseers of Poor v. KniselySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  4. Arnold's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  5. Brennan's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1907

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API