Secretary of Revenue v. John's Vending Corp.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Nix,

This is an appeal challenging the revocation of the Wholesale Cigarette Dealer’s License of appellant John’s Vending Corporation, based upon evidence that a shareholder and former president of that corporation had previously been convicted of certain crimes, and that such convictions were not listed on appellant’s license application. On appeal, the Commonwealth Court affirmed the revocation. John’s Vending Corp. v. Cigarette Tax Board, 3 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 658, 284 A. 2d 834 (1971). We granted allocatur to review that decision, and we now reverse.

The facts are not…