Legal Opinion

Fourney's License

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 17, 1905No. Appeal, No. 4PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal, No. 4, March T., 1905, by the Anti-Saloon League of Lycoming Co., from order of Q. S. Lycoming Co., March T., 1904, No.' 112, granting a liquor license In re Petition of John E. Fourney. Petition for liquor license. Before Hart, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. jError assigned was the order of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rice, P. J.,

The Act of May 13, 1887, -P. L. 108, provided that the petition for a retail liquor license should contain: “ Ninth. The names of no less than two reputable freeholders of the ward or township where the liquor is*to be sold, who will be his, her, or their sureties on the bond, which is required, and the statement that each of said sureties is a bona fide owner of real estate in the said county worth over and above all incumbrances the sum of $2,000, and that it would sell for that much at public sale, and that he is not engaged in the manufacture of spirituous, vinous,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Railroad v. RibletSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
  2. Perkins v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  3. Commonwealth v. HanleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
  4. Fisher v. ConnardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Walker v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. English's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  3. Keim's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  4. Oberfell's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  5. Henry v. B. Itzkovitz-H. Uram Building & Loan Ass'n, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1931

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