Walter v. Pennington

THOMSON, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on reargument, raising a question of jurisdiction not argued on the original hearing. The case, briefly stated, is as follows:.Peter G. Walter, for several years prior to 1927, was a retail druggist in Pittsburgh, and held a permit for the sale of liquors for medicinal purposes. The permit for 1926 expired on December 31st of that year. On application duly made for a 1927 permit, the same was granted; the plaintiff receiving it on January 28, 1927.

On May 6,1927, the plaintiff was cited by the prohibition administrator to show cause why…