Consolidated Municipality of Carson City v. Lepire

*364OPINION

Respondent Eugene J. Lepire (Lepire) applied for a liquor license for a laundromat he owned and operated in Carson City. The application was denied by the Carson City Liquor Board (Board). Three years later, Lepire again applied for a liquor license, this time asserting that it was for a “restaurant-laundry.” He argued that because the laundromat had a microwave oven, two tables and eight chairs, the facility qualified as a dining room. His application was again denied. Lepire then filed a petition with the district court for a writ of mandamus. At the hearing on the writ, Lepire…