Haddington Italian American Club License

Crumlish, J.,

This matter is before us on an appeal from the suspension of a liquor license.

On the date set for a hearing on the appeal, appellant’s counsel ingeniously raised this question of law, which must be determined preliminarily: Where the only witness who testified against appellant at the liquor control board hearing dies while an appeal from the board’s ruling is pending, may the court of quarter sessions admit his testimony at its hearing on the cause over objection of appellant?

It has been a long settled rule that when counsel for the respective parties in interest so stipulate,…