City of Montgomery v. Glenn

James Edward Glenn applied to the City of Montgomery for a Class I lounge liquor license under the trade name E J Lounge, in February 1998. The Montgomery City Council held a hearing on the application and denied it in March 1998. Glenn appealed the denial to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, which held a de novo hearing and granted the application. Glenn had filed a similar application in March 1997, which was also denied; he did not appeal that denial.

The City appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by: (1) not dismissing the appeal as untimely; (2) not considering all the…