TIGHE v. VON GOERKEN

No. 21826.

833 P.2d 1135 (1992)

Kathy TIGHE, Clerk of the City of Las Vegas; City of Las Vegas, Nevada; Ro Lurie, Bob Nolen, Steve Miller, Arnie Adamsen, and Scott Higginson, all in Their Capacity as Members of the City Council of Las Vegas, Nevada, and not individually, Appellants, v. Charles Eric VON GOERKEN, DBA Biernutz, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy A. Woofter, City Atty., and Larry G. Bettis, Deputy City Atty., Las Vegas, for appellants.

Thompson & Harper, Las Vegas, for Respondent.


OPINION

STEFFEN, Justice.

Appellants, as members of the City Council of Las Vegas, Nevada (Council), challenge the propriety of the ruling by the district court granting respondent Charles Eric Von Goerken's application for a writ of mandamus ordering the Council to issue Von Goerken a tavern liquor license. The district court found that the Council's denial of Von Goerken's application for preliminary approval...

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