Hiett v. Howard

EUBANK, Judge.

This appeal involves the sale and lease of a tavern, the refusal of the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control to approve the transfer of the liquor license from the sellers to buyer, and the consequences flowing therefrom.

On October 7, 1967, appellants-defendants, Lydle Hiett and Hazeldell Hiett, as sellers, entered into a sales agreement with appellee-plaintiff, James Howard, as buyer, for the sale of a liquor business known as “Duffy’s Tavern” located in Phoenix, Arizona, together with the transfer of a No. 6 liquor license used in connection with this business. The sales…