Deutsch v. Adams

Whether or not the action of the police commissioner in refusing a license was arbitrary or capricious cannot be determined upon the present *998state of the record. While the commissioner may refuse to grant a license on the basis of relevant information derived from different sources (Matter of Barresi v. Biggs, 203 App. Div. 2, 6; Matter of Agoglia v. Mulrooney, 259 N. Y. 462, 465; People ex rel. Lodes v. Department of Health, 189 N. Y. 187, 194; Matter of Fink v. Cole, 286 App. Div. 73, dissenting opn. by Botein, J., p. 85, revd. 1 N Y 2d 48), he must disclose the circumstances forming the…