Whiting v. Clayton

STEWART, Justice:

This appeal is from the district court’s affirmance of the revocation of plaintiffs’ beer and business licenses by the Midvale City Council.

Plaintiffs are partners who in December 1976 commenced a business operation known as Judd’s Frontier Club. The club had a retail beer license issued by Midvale; it did not dispense hard liquor and was therefore not subject to the authority of the Utah Liquor Control Commission.

Numerous citizen complaints were made to the City of Midvale concerning boisterous and unlawful activities attributed to the club’s patrons. Because of the…