Legal Opinion
Rose Group Park Avenue LLC v. New York State Liquor Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 19, 2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Catterson, J.
In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner Rose Group Park Avenue, a special events catering company, challenges respondent State Liquor Authority’s (SLA) denial of its application for a liquor license for regularly scheduled events in a church located in midtown Manhattan. We find that Rose Group’s catering facility in the Third Church of Christ, Scientist at Park Avenue and 63rd Street fails to meet the statutory requirements governing the “church venue” exception of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. For the reasons set forth below, we find, therefore,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sega v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Fineway Supermarkets, Inc. v. State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- MATTER OF FAYEZ REST., INC. v. State Liquor Auth.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
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