KBT CORPORATION v. Walker

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Moore.

We will refer to plaintiff in error as petitioner, and to defendants in error as respondents or the council.

Respondents function as the licensing authority under the liquor code for the city of Sterling. Petitioner applied for a Hotel and Restaurant license to sell malt, vinous and spirituous liquors at retail on the premises known as the Graham hotel in Sterling. Signatures of 635 citizens of the area were affixed to petitions favoring the granting of the license, and petitions containing signatures of 618 persons were filed in opposition to the license.

A hearing…