F.W. WOOLWORTH v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 89-590.

579 A.2d 713 (1990)

F.W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Sanne, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for petitioner.

Herbert O. Reid, Sr., Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and James C. McKay, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief for respondent.

Before FERREN and FARRELL, Associate Judges, and MACK, Senior Judge.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

F.W. Woolworth Company appeals a decision of the Board of Appeals and Review sustaining the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs' imposition of a civil fine for unlicensed mechanical amusement machines but reducing the fine from $400 to $250. Woolworth contends that (1) in legal effect, Woolworth was licensed because "the unrebutted evidence demonstrated the licenses had been paid for but had not [been] issued by the District of Columbia...

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