Campbell's License
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 92, Oct. T., 1898, by Law and Order Society et al., from order of Q. S. Pliila. Co., discharging rule to show cause why retail liquor license should not be revoked. Rule to show cause why retail liquor license should not be revoked.
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Appeal, No. 92, Oct. T., 1898, by Law and Order Society et al., from order of Q. S. Pliila. Co., discharging rule to show cause why retail liquor license should not be revoked. Rule to show cause why retail liquor license should not be revoked. Before Gordon, J. It appears from the record that a rule to show cause why a license should not be revoked was entered April 30, 1898, the reasons assigned being that Walter Campbell had violated the laws of this commonwealth relating to the sale of liquors, furnishing by sale or gift, liquors to persons visibly affected by intoxicating drink and to…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The seventh section of the Act of May 13, 1887, P. L. 108, provides “ that npon 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 the said license.” This provision is mandatory; that is to say, when a petition alleging all the essential jurisdictional facts, and duly verified, is presented to the court it has nb discretionary power to refuse to hear the case. The…
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