· 12/17/1981
Application of El Rancho Grande, Inc.
Citations
- 437 A.2d 1150
- 496 Pa. 496
- 1981 Pa. LEXIS 1128
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- providing that the purpose of legislation regulating the sale of alcohol has always been to restrain the sale, not promote it
- providing that the purpose of legislation regulating the sale of alcohol has always been to restrain the sale, not promote it
- individual tavern owners sought to appeal the grant of a new license challenging the necessity of such license in the resort area where they conducted their businesses
- competitors claiming financial injury resulting from the grant of a license may be the only persons willing to expend the time and money to pursue an appeal as representatives of the public interest
- where individual tavern owners in the community were permitted to appeal the PLCB’s decision to the Commonwealth Court under Administrative Agency Law because they were not among the class of individuals with a statutory right of appeal under the Liquor Code
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Judges: O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Kauffman, Wilkinson
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