Ramage v. Department of Revenue

Appellants in this consolidated action appeal from District Court orders upholding the denial of their applications for original all-alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Revenue of the State of Montana (DOR). We affirm.

Appellants Ramage and Wilson and appellant Woodhall raise the following issue for review:

1) Did the respective District Courts err in finding that substantial credible evidence supported DOR’s denial of their applications for liquor licenses?

Ramage and Wilson present two additional issues for our consideration:

2) In the processing of an application for a liquor…