Klipsch v. Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission

This is an appe'al from a judgment of the general term of the Marion Superior Court by which judgment the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission was sustained in its refusal to grant a permit to the appellant, Omer Klipsch, to engage in business as a beer wholesaler at Petersburg, Indiana. Appellant’s motion for new trial containing three alleged grounds was overruled and this appeal followed, the error assigned being the overruling of said motion.

The power of the commission to exercise discretion in the granting or refusing to grant such a permit to an applicant who complies with the specific…