Hansen v. State Liquor Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

Leonard A. Weiss, J.

I. QUESTION

Has the New York State Liquor Authority (herein called "SLA”) acted arbitrarily, capriciously or in violation of lawful procedure by denying an application for a license to operate a retail liquor store based upon its determination that public demand for liquor sales in the locality for which the license is sought is adequately served by the existing stores?

II. BACKGROUND

Petitioner, George B. Hansen, Jr., brings this CPLR article 78 proceeding to obtain a judgment annulling and setting aside a decision of the SLA which denied his application…