Richjen Restaurant, Inc. v. State Liquor Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Petitioner, Richjen Restaurant Corporation, operated an establishment for the on-premises consumption of liquor in New York City pursuant to licenses granted by the respondent, State Liquor Authority. The business was managed during the relevant time by Richard Jenkins, an officer, director and stockholder of petitioner. On March 2, 1978 the authority initiated a proceeding to revoke petitioner’s license based on two charges: that petitioner had suffered or permitted trafficking of narcotics in the licensed premises on March 19, 1977, and that petitioner had…