Smith v. Board of County Commissioners

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hall.

The parties appear here in the same order as in the trial court. We refer to the plaintiff in error as Smith and to the defendant in error as the Board.

In 1960 the Board had granted to Smith a retail liquor store license, authorizing him to sell liquor in sealed containers at the premises known as 9138 West Sixth Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado. These premises were a part of the Meadowlark Shopping Center and occupied by Smith pursuant to a lease from the shopping center.

In September 1962 the shopping center evicted Smith from the premises, whereupon Smith applied to…