Manuel J. Furtado, Inc. v. Sarkas

This petition for certiorari was filed pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act [G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §42-35-16]. The petitioner, holder of a Class B Alcoholic Beverage License for the premises known as “The Helm” in the Town of Tiverton, seeks review of a Superior Court judgment affirming a decision of the State Liquor Control Administrator. The administrator, in turn, had affirmed the denial by the Tiverton Town Council of a renewal of the petitioner’s beverage license.

The record indicates that on November 28, 1973, petitioner received a notice to appear before the Tiverton…