Le Pore v. Larkin

The City of Longmont stated that its reason for denying plaintiff’s application was that in its judgment “the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood are amply supplied, and the desires of the inhabitants as aforesaid are opposed to same.” The issue now to be determined is whether the City Council in so holding abused its discretion, acted capriciously and in disregard of the evidence before it.

C.R.S. ’53, 75-2-9, provides that a local liquor licensing authority shall consider “the reasonable requirements of *316the neighborhood and the desires of the inhabitants as evidenced by petitions,…