Etchart v. Pyles

Defendant appeals from a judgment requiring him to make application to the California State Board of Equalization for the transfer to plaintiff of an on-sale liquor license. On December 28, 1943, plaintiff leased a place of business known as the “Tivoli Café,” near Bakersfield, to defendant for a period of three years at a monthly rental of $75. The lease, which was in writing, provided, among other things, that the liquor license then held by the lessor should be transferred to the defendant; that upon the expiration of the lease, or any sooner “determination” thereof, defendant would…