Arizona State Liquor Board v. Employees Distributing Co.

STEVENS, Presiding Judge.

The State Liquor Board denied the appellee’s request for a location-to-location transfer of a number nine liquor license within the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, State of Arizona. The appellee filed a timely appeal to the Superior Court. The Superior Court reversed the State Liquor Board and directed that the location-to-location transfer be granted. The State Liquor Board then appealed the Superior Court judgment to this Court.

Liquor licenses are described by number. A number six license authorizes the consumption of all types of alcoholic beverages on the…