Burns' Appeal
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court in New Haven County (Elmer, J”.), confirming the action of the' county commissioners of that county in granting a liquor license to one Michael O’Connell.
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
This proceeding, under the name of appeal, is an application to the Superior Court under § 2660 of the General Statutes, for the purpose of' vacating a license to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, because, in granting the license to a person not having the statutory qualifications for a licensee, the county commissioners acted illegally and beyond their power.
It is claimed that the licensee is not a suitable person, and that his place of business is not a suitable place. The statute requires these qualifications, and the county commissioners have no power to license a person who does…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Moynihan's Appeal From County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Hopson's Appeal from County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
3Cited by6 opinions
- Holley v. SunderlandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Hewitt's AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Bridgeport Malleable Iron Company's Appeal From County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Coles' AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Brady's Appeal From County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
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