Fuller Central Park Properties v. City of Birmingham

Plaintiffs, each seeking to compel municipal approval for issuance of a liquor license by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (hereinafter referred to as MLCC) brought separate actions against defendants for orders of superintending control after defendants denied approval of their applications. Defendants counter-claimed in each action for a declaratory judgment determining that the city commission had no obligation to approve the maximum number of licenses authorized by law, even though qualified applicants were seeking licenses. The cases were consolidated and, after remand to defendant…