Vunk v. Waldbauer

Petitioner Vunk applied for a taxicab driver’s license in and for the Incorporated Village of Patchogue on or about February 21, 1964. The application was in proper form and was accompanied by the required fee. By letter dated July 28, 1964 petitioner was informed simply and only that the application had been denied. A check refunding the fee accompanied this short note. This article 78 proceeding has been brought on the grounds that the denial was politically inspired and ipso facto arbitrary and capricious. The letter of the Village Clerk gave no reason for the denial.

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