Commonwealth v. McClure

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. McClure, 204 Pa. 196 (Pa. 1902)
53 A. 759; 1902 Pa. LEXIS 627
Brown, Dean, Fell, Mestrezat, Mitchell, Potter

Commonwealth v. McClure

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Relator presented a petition for a mandamus to be. directed to the county treasurer to issue to him a license to sell liquor at retail, etc. The prayer of the petition was refused, and the errors assigned to the refusal appear to be based on the provisions of the mandamus Act of June 8, 1898, P. L. 345, which appellant urges are mandatory on the court to issue the writ, “ if such petition presents the substance of a case for mandamus.”

The petition, however, did not present a case for mandamus, inasmuch as it sets forth the right claimed as based exclusively on petitioner’s compliance with the terms of the Act of April 3, 1872, P. L. 843. The court was entitled to take judicial notice that the granting of licenses is now regulated by the Act of May 13, 1887, P. L. 108, compliance with the requirements of which was not alleged.

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Reference

Full Case Name
Commonwealth ex rel. v. McClure
Status
Published
Syllabus
Liquor law—Mandamus to county treasurer—Acts of April 3, 1872, P. L. 848, May 13, 1887, P. L. 108, and June 8, 1893, P. L. 345. A mandamus under the Act of June 8, 1893, P. L. 345, to the county treasurer, to compel the issuance of a liquor license, will not be granted where the petition shows that the right claimed was based exclusively on petitioner’s compliance with the terms of the Act of April 3, 1872, P. L. 843, without any compliance with the requirements of the Act of May 13, 1887,P. L. 108.