Legal Opinion
Soulchin Liquor License Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1948No. Appeal, 251PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Reno, J.,
The Liquor Control Board refused a license- to appellants upon the sole ground that the territory in which their restaurant was located had become dry as a result of a local option referendum held on September'9,1947. Challenging the validity of the election, they appealed to the court below which sustained the board.
In the court below, appellants contended that the referendum was invalid because the petitions by which it was instituted were defective in that (a) they wbre not verified by affidavits as required by the Election Code of June 3,1937, P. L. 1333, §909, 25 PS…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kaufman Construction Co. v. HolcombSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Grime v. Department of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Harrisburg Sunday Movie Petition CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Kimmell Liquor License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
3Cited by5 opinions
- Montoursville Referendum, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lycoming County1949
- Commonwealth ex rel. McLaughlin v. Franklin County Commissioners, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County1949
- Rack v. Wentworth, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Crawford County1951
- Rockdale Township Local Option Petition, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Crawford County1951
- Sherwood v. Elk County Board of Elections, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Elk County1963