EJG Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority

—Casey, J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of a violation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

After a hearing, petitioner was found guilty of selling alcoholic beverages to a patron who was under the age of 21. Focusing largely upon the admissibility of certain evidence, petitioner contends that substantial evidence is lacking on the issue of the patron’s age. The technical rules of evidence are inapplicable in administrative hearings…