State Ex Rel. Billado v. Control Commissioners

By this petition for a writ of mandamus the plaintiffs seek to compel the defendants to give them a hearing upon their application for a first class license to sell malt and vinous beverages for consumption on the premises operated by them as a restaurant in the town of South Burlington. The petition shows that the plaintiffs at the time of making their application, and at several times thereafter, requested an opportunity to be heard thereon, and that the application was denied without giving them an opportunity to be heard. An answer was filed, which admits the allegations of the petition,…