Hammond v. Pasquini

Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment rendered in favor of respondents in a suit for declaratory relief. Plaintiffs had sought a declaration by the trial court that the respondents were obligated to retransfer a liquor license to the plaintiffs for a sum agreed upon in a written lease, a copy of which was attached to the complaint.

The sole defense, and the basis of the summary judgment, was that the clause in the lease which provided for the retransfer of the liquor license violated Business and Professions Code section 24076, and therefore was unenforceable.

The facts of the ease are…