Addison Group, Inc. v. Daley

The Local Liquor Control Commission (the Commission) suspended Addison Group’s liquor license for 30 days as a sanction for serving alcohol to a minor. On appeal Addison contends that the Commission should not have considered fines Addison voluntarily paid in the past as part of its disciplinary history. We hold that the voluntary payment of fines is evidence, admissible in administrative proceedings, that the payer committed the violation charged. Evidence of a corporate licensee’s violation remains admissible after a new owner purchases the licensee. In light of the disciplinary history,…