Forst's License
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 14, April T., 1904, by Morris Forst, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., March T., 1903, No. 61, granting a wholesale liquor license, In re Application for Liquor License by Morris Forst. Application for wholesale liquor license.
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Appeal, No. 14, April T., 1904, by Morris Forst, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., March T., 1903, No. 61, granting a wholesale liquor license, In re Application for Liquor License by Morris Forst. Application for wholesale liquor license. The certificate annexed to the petition was as follows : We, the undersigned qualified electors of the county of Allegheny, do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Morris Forst and Louis Jacobson ; that we have good reason to believe that each and all the statements contained in their petition are true, and we therefore pray that the prayer of said…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oklady, J.,
The Act of June 9, 1891, P. L. 257, under which the petition in this case was presented, conferred upon the court of quarter sessions the only jurisdiction through which the license could be granted. Its provisions are clearly and definitely stated, and must be strictly followed, there being no excuse at this late day for their violation. The certificate demanded by the 5th section is as indispensable as any other of the requirements. It provides that there shall be annexed to the petition, filed by the applicant with the clerk of the court at least three weeks before the…
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- Smith v. WildmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Bennett v. Hayden, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County1892
- Smith v. WildmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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- Brown's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
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