Olympia Restaurant Corp. v. O'Connell

This is an application under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to direct the respondents, constituting the State Liquor Authority, to issue to the petitioner’s restaurant a liquor license. After approval of the petitioner’s application by the New York City alcoholic beverage control board the State Liquor- Authority disapproved the application. The notice of disapproval rests only on the history of past violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at the premises 141 West 47th Street, the last of which occurred five years ago, when the premises were in different possession. The…