State v. Corron
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Debt, on a bond. In August, 1903, the defendant Corron applied to tbe state board of license commissioners for a license of the first class, to be exercised in Newport. The license was granted upon the filing of the bond in suit, executed by Corron as principal and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety.
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Debt, on a bond. In August, 1903, the defendant Corron applied to tbe state board of license commissioners for a license of the first class, to be exercised in Newport. The license was granted upon the filing of the bond in suit, executed by Corron as principal and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety. During the term of the license complaint was made to the license commissioners that Corron had violated the law by selling liquor to an intoxicated person. Upon notice to Corron and hearing, the commissioners found him guilty of the offence charged, revoked and cancelled…
1Opinion of the Court
The right to sell intoxicating liquor is neither a "natural, essential, and inherent" inalienable right, nor a constitutional one. The state may absolutely forbid or may license such sale. The license, when granted, is not a contract or vested right, but a mere permission which may be revoked at any time. State v. Holmes, 38 N.H. 225. The manner in which such permission may be recalled, and the consequences attending thereon, are mere limitations upon the privilege. The statute confers a privilege which the citizen is at liberty to accept by becoming a licensee, or not, as he pleases. Having…
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