People ex rel. Ryan v. Dalton
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Certiorari by John Byan to review the decision of William Dalton and others, constituting the board of commissioners of excise, in refusing relator the hotel liquor license. Quashed.
1Opinion of the CourtMcADAM, J.
The relator applied for a hotel liquor license for the premises No. 917 Sixth avenue, in the city of New York. Protests against granting the license were filed with the commissioners by James B. Waterlow, Michael Cozle, John Hardy, and H. D. W. Burt, residents of the neighborhood, while a petition in favor of granting the license was signed by 18 other neighbors. The commissioners gave the applicants and contestants a hearing, at which testimony was taken covering 77 typewritten pages, on the conclusion of which the commissioners made the following decision:
“The application of John Ryan for a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. O'Toole v. Board of ExciseNew York City Court · 1891
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