D'Amato's Appeal From County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from a 'judgment of the Superior Court in New Haven County, Robinson, J., confirming the action of the county commissioners in refusing the appellant’s application for the transfer of a liquor license. On December 24th, 1906, the appellant, Luigi D’Amato, applied to the county commissioners for New Haven county for a license to sell liquors at 246 Wooster Street in the city of New Haven.
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Appeal from a 'judgment of the Superior Court in New Haven County, Robinson, J., confirming the action of the county commissioners in refusing the appellant’s application for the transfer of a liquor license. On December 24th, 1906, the appellant, Luigi D’Amato, applied to the county commissioners for New Haven county for a license to sell liquors at 246 Wooster Street in the city of New Haven. The application was duly heard, and denied on the ground that the particular building specified as the place of sale was situated in a locality in which there were already saloons enough. One of the…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
The only ground of the appellant D’Amato’s appeal to the Superior.Court is the claim that the county commissioners had, in violation of the statute, refused to hear and determine his application; and the only relief he can ask is a judgment, serving the purpose of mandamus, compelling the commissioners to perform a legal duty.
If the record before us shows that D’Amato had no legal right to a .hearing and determination of the application to the commissioners as made by him, the judgment of the Superior Court is correct. It appears upon the face of the application, in connection with the facts…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wakeman's Appeal From County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
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