CITIZENS ASS'N OF GEORGETOWN, INC. v. ALCOHOLIC B. C. B.

No. 5273.

268 A.2d 801 (1970)

CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGETOWN, INC., Petitioner, v. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD of the District of Columbia, Respondent, La Maison du Steak, Inc., t/a Le Steak, Intervenor.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 25, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Courts Oulahan, Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Hubert B. Pair, Acting Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for respondent.

Steven John Fellman, Washington, D. C., for intervenor.

Before KELLY, FICKLING and KERN, Associate Judges.


FICKLING, Associate Judge:

The Citizens Association (petitioner) petitions from an order of the Board (respondent) granting a Class "C" liquor license to a restaurant known as Le Steak (intervenor). Its main contention is that it was an abuse of discretion to grant a new Class "C" license in Georgetown (regardless of the qualification of the applicant or the character of the premises) because it would further aggravate the problems in the area (traffic, noise, and...

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