Lancaster County Tavern Owners Ass'n v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Menceb,

The Lancaster County Tavern Owners Association (petitioner), representing tavern and restaurant liquor licensees from Lancaster County, has filed a petition for review in the nature of mandamus against the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (Board). Petitioner seeks to compel the Board to reopen an application proceeding in which Lampeter Restaurant Associates, Inc. (Lampeter) was granted a restaurant liquor license pursuant to the resort area exception of Section 461(b) of the Liquor Code (Code), Act of April 12,1951, P.L. 90, as amended, 47 P.S. §4-461 (b). In…