Markoff's Tavern, Inc. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish,

The liquor license of Markoff’s Tavern was revoked by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for selling alcoholic beverages after two o’clock a.m. On appeal to the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, the decision was affirmed. We now reverse and remand.

Clearly, Markoff’s was serving drinks after hours for it had a special pricing policy after two o’clock a.m.1 We find a procedural error below and must remand.

The trial Court erroneously ruled as irrelevant a line of questioning which was directed at ascertaining the inception date of the Liquor Control…