Court Opinion

ID: 9644248
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 20:50:57.039698+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:11:10.410125
License: Public Domain

MANDERINO, Justice,
dissenting.
Because I disagree with the reasoning and conclusions reached by both the majority opinion and the concurring opinion of Mr. Justice Roberts, I will briefly state my view. The majority sidesteps the standing issue, saying that the question need not be considered. Mr. Justice Roberts would hold that appellees lack standing because *581they have no “judicially cognizable interest” in having the Liquor Code enforced. I would hold that appellees do have standing in this case and would therefore decide their appeal. Consideration of the merits of that appeal, however, leads me to conclude that appellees have failed to sustain their burden of showing, in a mandamus action, that they had a clear right to the remedy requested, because they failed to show that the agency had acted in a manner not authorized by law. I believe that the Liquor Control Board, contrary to the opinion of the Commonwealth Court, has the authority to modify an order, as was done in this case. I would therefore, reverse the order of the Commonwealth Court and enter judgment for appellants.