Legal Opinion

Becker v. New York State Liquor Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 10, 1967Published

1Opinion of the Court

Concur — Stevens, J. P., Eager and Steuer, JJ.; McGivern, J., dissents in the following memorandum: I dissent and would annul the determination of the Authority. I am unable to discern any material difference between the instant case and the facts set forth in the Matter of Stanwood United v. O’Connell, (283 App. Div. 79, affd. 306 N. Y. 749). The pattern is the same. A single visit in the night, of fleeting duration; only one officer testifies. And he describes the pirouette and the posturings of alleged homosexuals as occasionally they capered about to the mad music of a bizarre dance known…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tenement House Department v. . McDevittNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Stanwood United, Inc. v. O'ConnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
  3. Stanwood United, Inc. v. O'ConnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  4. Abrams v. BruckmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
  5. Giovatto v. O'ConnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951

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