Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board v. Richard E. Craft American Legion Home Corp.

I would affirm the Commonwealth Court because I accept the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s (“PLCB”) logical argument of statutory construction, and believe that the principle that courts should defer to an administrative agency’s interpretation of the regulations that it is entrusted to enforce applies.

At the time the Richard E. Craft American Legion Home Corporation (“Home Corporation”) applied for a liquor license, Section 4-461.1 of the Liquor Code1 provided:

Section 4-461.1. Incorporated units of national veterans’ organizations.(a) The board shall have the authority to issue new…