Patterson v. Gala Realty Co.

Plaintiff was awarded a judgment against the defendant Gala Realty Company for the return of $5,000, a deposit made by plaintiff to Gala on the purchase of a bar owned by defendant Fowler (who is not a party to this appeal).

The agreement to purchase provided that the offer was subject to the liquor control commission’s approval of a transfer of ownership of the liquor license from Fowler to plaintiff. The commission denied the license transfer because plaintiff had not fully disclosed his criminal record on the application for transfer and because of other reasons related to his past criminal…