Board of County Commissioners v. Johnson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kelley.

Mildred L. Johnson (applicant) applied to the Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County (the board) for a so-called three-way restaurant liquor license for her restaurant in Niwot, Colorado. Such a license permits the holder to sell beer, wine and spirituous liquors to its customers by the drink only for consumption on- the premises. The application was denied. On certiorari the district court found that the board acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying the license and ordered that it be granted. The board, by writ of error to this court, seeks…