Benjamin v. State Liquor Authority

Bergan, P. J. (dissenting).

The decision in Matter of Colonial Liq. Distrs. v. O’Connell (295 N. Y. 129) was plainly to the effect that the Authority was not limited in revoking a liquor license for violation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to an offense committed during the period covered by the license affected.

The court noted that in pursuance of statutory authority a regulation provided a license could be revoked for a violation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; and in the absence of some statutory limitation on this power it could be exercised beyond the termination date of the…