Eittreim v. State Beer Permit Board of Iowa

(dissenting) — Following the sound principle that an ounce of prevention is more valuable than a pound of cure, the courts long ago adopted and have consistently adhered to the rule that the power to revoke a license necessarily implies the power to deny it in the first instance. A search of the majority and specially concurring opinions herein (except for the attempt made-in the concurring opinion of Judge Smith, written after the point was raised by this dissent) - fails to disclose any answer to the pertinent question as to why the rule does not govern the case at bar. In fact, neither…