Legal Opinion
Sophia's Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 25, 1970No. 5312PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge.
Following a hearing, the Board (respondent) denied Sophia’s (petitioner) a Class “C” liquor license. Sophia’s claims that this denial was contrary to the evidence and was arbitrary.
At the hearing on the application, Sophia’s informed the Board that it intended to operate a gourmet Italian restaurant in Georgetown in premises beneath the Cerberus Theatres. Sophia’s had a 20-year lease at a minimum rental of $75,000 per annum. Although the lease was contingent upon Sophia’s being granted the license, 1 the landlord had already expended about $400,000 remodeling the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harry Joseph Pollack and Arthur Morton Pollack v. Joy R. SimonsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
3Cited by12 opinions
- Kopff v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Gerber v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Le Jimmy, Inc. v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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