In re Revocation of Club Liquor License No. C-1105

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (LCB) has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. The court order complained of was made after a hearing de novo of Rural Club of Brushton’s appeal from an LCB order suspending its club liquor license for 45 days for selling liquor and beer to nonmembers and for after hours transactions. The court below could not have and did not disturb the LCB’s findings on the merits. The court concluded, however, that it was unreasonable for the LCB in fixing the penalty to have considered past violations…