Lavery v. Ohio Liquor Control Commission

Baird, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Ramon Lavery, d.b.a Lavery’s Pub (“Lavery”), presents this appeal from the judgment rendered in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendant-appellee, the Ohio Liquor Control Commission (the “OLCC”). We reverse.

Lavery was cited by agents of the OLCC for violating Ohio Adm.Code 4301:1-1-53. According to the record, on November 12, 1993, the agents entered Lavery’s Pub, an establishment licensed by the OLCC to sell alcoholic beverages. The agents noticed customers purchasing and playing “tip tickets,” which have been described as scratch-off or…