Legal Opinion
Philadelphia Ret. Liq. Deal. v. Pa. Liq. Bd.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 1948PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The question in this case is whether a screen exhibition by means of television on the premises of establishments licensed under the Liquor Control Act qualifies as one of the types of entertainment which is subjected by the Act to regulation by the Liquor Control Board.
The plaintiffs appeal from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County dismissing their bill of complaint which sought to restrain the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, represented by its individual members, from enforcing a regulation of the Board which requires a liquor licensee to obtain an Amusement Permit as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. Quaker City Cab Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Fox Film Corporation's ApplicationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
3Cited by11 opinions
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