MATTER OF MERCURIO v. NEW YORK STATE LIQUOR AUTH.


49 N.Y.2d 815 (1980)

In the Matter of Patricia A. Mercurio, Respondent, v. New York State Liquor Authority, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Conciatori and Warren B. Pesetsky for appellant.

Harvey A. Arnoff for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER. Dissent: Judge GABRIELLI.


MEMORANDUM.

The judgment of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the determination of the authority reinstated, with costs.

Petitioner argues that the authority's disapproval of her application was premised solely and, hence, impermissibly, on the fact of her marriage to one whom the authority considered an unacceptable licensee. There was more here, however, including petitioner's admitted inexperience in...

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