Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board v. Fort Washington Inn Operating Co.

Dissenting Opinion by

Judge Blatt

I must respectfully dissent.

In the Greenspan Liquor License Case, 438 Pa. 129, 264 A.2d 690 (1970), which involved Section 471 of the Liquor Code and a citation issued by the Pennsylvania *547Liquor Control Board (PLCB) on the basis of police reports, our Supreme Court stated that: “ [t]his problem arises because the statute contemplates only the situation in which the Board or enforcement officers have made an independent investigation.” Id. at 132, 264 A.2d at 691 (emphasis added). It appears, therefore, that the Court read Section 471’s reference to…