Ninth Street Church of Christ, Inc. v. Reich

This matter is before us on an appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County remanding the cause to the Department of Liquor Control (department) for a hearing pursuant to R.C. 4303.26.

In March of 1977, the Southland Corporation filed applications for C-l and C-2 alcoholic beverage licenses with the department for premises located in Canton, Ohio. Ninth Street Church of Christ, Inc. (church), requested a hearing on the application pursuant to R.C. 4303.26.

A hearing was held before a hearing officer of the department, but no stenographic record was…