Legal Opinion

MATTER OF BECKER v. NY State Liq. Auth.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 29, 1967PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

21 N.Y.2d 289 (1967)

In the Matter of Otto Becker, Appellant-Respondent,

v.

New York State Liquor Authority, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued December 6, 1967.

Decided December 29, 1967.

William I. Cohen, Gerard Zwirn and Benjamin Cohen for appellant-respondent.

Joseph S. Ryan and Hyman Amsel for respondent-appellant.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN and BREITEL concur.

KEATING, J.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Avon Bar & Grill, Inc. v. O'ConnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
  2. Migliaccio v. O'ConnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  3. Stanwood United, Inc. v. O'ConnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
  4. Stanwood United, Inc. v. O'ConnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  5. Becker v. New York State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1967

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Couples at V.I.P., Inc. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Highway Tavern Corp. v. McLaughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. Vanda Hodge Pub, Inc. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. High Steppers Corp. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Dixon Tavern, Inc. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

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