Legal Opinion

Honstain v. Board of County Commissioners

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 2, 1916No. 3,658PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Richland County; C. C. Hurley, Judge. Application by I. S. Honstain for tbe renewal of a saloon license. From a judgment of tbe district court affirming tbe decision of tbe county commissioners refusing tbe petition, tbe petitioner appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway

In November, 1913, a license to engage in tbe saloon business at Java was granted to John Steele. On tbe same day Steele assigned and transferred tbe license to I. S'. Honstain, who employed it to engage in tbe saloon business at Fairview. When tbe license expired in June, 1914, Honstain applied for a renewal. A protest was presented, a bearing bad, and the license *393refused. Honstain appealed from the decision of the county commissioners, but the district court likewise refused his petition, and from the adverse judgment he appealed to this court.

After the appeal was perfected, Richland…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State ex rel. More v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lane v. FergusonArizona Supreme Court · 1945
  2. State Ex Rel. Hauswirth v. BeadleMontana Supreme Court · 1931
  3. State v. BlinzlerMontana Supreme Court · 1979

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