Lake Liquor, Inc. v. New York State Liquor Authority

John P. Cohalan, Jr., J.

Petitioner (hereafter Lake), itself a license transferee from Brooklyn to Bonkonkoma in Suffolk County, now seeks to prevent the issuance of a package store license to respondents Bock and Feuer on the grounds that public convenience and advantage will not be served thereby. No question is raised as to the financial responsibility or the good character of the respondents.

In Matter of Hub Wine & Liq. Co. v. State Liq. Auth. (16 N Y 2d 112, 119), Bergan, J., speaking for a divided (4-3) court said: “ The Authority is under no obligation to make ‘ findings of fact ’ when…