Legal Opinion
Hilovsky Liquor License Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 8, 1954No. Appeal, 269PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,
The question here presented concerns the validity of a township zoning ordinance and its application by the Board of Adjustment to the request for a transfer of a restaurant business with a liquor license from one location in the township to another.
An ordinance of Butler Township in Butler County provides that in a certain district or zone of the township classified as “commercial” the land and buildings may be used for any purpose with certain exceptions therein enumerated. Restaurants are not excluded but among the prohibited uses is “Liquor or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Taylor v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Devereux Foundation, Inc., Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Sawdey Liquor License CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Dooling's Windy Hill, Inc. v. Springfield Township Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Bussone v. BlatchfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Council of Middletown Township v. BenhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- United Tavern Owners v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Duff v. Township of NorthamptonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Nutter v. DoughertyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Doyle v. Springfield TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
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