Foreman's License
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 31, March T., 1902, by George W. Foreman, from order of Q. S. York Co., refusing a liquor license, In re Application of George W. Foreman for a Liquor License. Petition for a liquor license in the borough of Hanover. The record showed petitions numerously signed in favor of the license, and remonstrances also numerously signed against the license.
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Appeal, No. 31, March T., 1902, by George W. Foreman, from order of Q. S. York Co., refusing a liquor license, In re Application of George W. Foreman for a Liquor License. Petition for a liquor license in the borough of Hanover. The record showed petitions numerously signed in favor of the license, and remonstrances also numerously signed against the license. On the back of the original petition was the following unsigned order: “Jan. 25th, 1902. The Court disagree as to granting this license, thereby there is no license granted.” Error assigned was refusal to grant a license.
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Curiam,
The proceedings in this case in the court below are not to be commended for formality. Greater attention should be given to that. We think, however, that the order of which the appellant complains may fairly be interpreted as a definite refusal of the license. If it is not, it is not a final order, and no appeal lies. The presumption from the record is, that the petitioner was accorded a full hearing, that the court gave due consideration to the evidence and had due regard to the number and character of the petitioners for and against the application, and that the judge who…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Quinn's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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