Pioneer Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc. v. Motor Vehicle Dealers Board

The question posed by this appeal is whether the unchallenged admission of a criminal conviction in an administrative proceeding constitutes reliable, probative, and substantial evidence to support an order of an administrative agency. For the following reasons, we answer the question in the affirmative and reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

Appellee insists that there was no evidence before the board that appellee was found guilty in Marietta Municipal Court and that, therefore, the board’s findings are not supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence. Appellee relies…