Silverman v. State Liquor Authority

In this proceeding under CPLR article 78 the petitioner challenges the validity of the decision and order of the New York State Liquor Authority which canceled his solicitor’s permit upon its finding that he had failed and refused to co-operate with it, in violation of its rules and regulations.

The issue to be determined is whether the authority may properly revoke a solicitor’s permit which it had issued merely because the permittee, upon advice of counsel, refused to comply with a subpoena duces tecum issued against him pursuant to an ongoing investigation of him by the authority and duly…