Semaan v. Liquor Control Commission

The plaintiff, Gerald Edward Se-maan, challenged the Liquor Control Commission’s award of a Specially Designated Distributor1 license to John and Jane Waszchuk. The Waszchuks applied for the sdd license first, but Semaan argued that when the Waszchuks applied they were not qualified for the license according to the commission’s own rules.

Following Semaan’s appeal in the Oakland Cir*31cuit Court, the trial judge remanded the case to the commission, stating that the commission must weigh each of the ten factors discussed below in evaluating an applicant’s license qualifications. The trial judge…