Legal Opinion

P.G.P. Entertainment Corp. v. State Liquor Authority

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 20, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, the determination of the New York State Liquor Authority annulled and the matter remitted to the Supreme Court, Bronx County, with directions to remand to the authority for further proceedings in accordance with this memorandum.

The bases of the State Liquor Authority’s denial of petitioner’s application for a special on-premises liquor license were the perceived lack of expertise of the proprietor-corporate principals, the proximity of the proposed establishment to a synagogue and the adverse sentiment in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Circus Disco Ltd. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1980

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Matter of Costco Wholesale Corp. v. New York State Liq. Auth.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. Matter of White Plains Fine Wine & Spirits LLC v. New York State Liq. Auth.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  3. Zito v. State Liquor AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. Junk Yard, Inc. v. New York State Division of Alcoholic Beverage ControlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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