Historical November 1980 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis has set aside the Excise Commissioner’s granting of a full drink liquor license for a proposed restaurant at 354 N. Skinker.
The judge ruled that state law was violated because no transcript was kept of the hearings before the Excise Commissioner.
The case was “remanded to the Excise Commissioner of the City of St. Louis for rehearing and preparation of a transcript.” It is unclear whether this ruling will simply cause the hearing to be reheld or if the entire petition process will have to be repeated. Opponents appealed the granting of the liquor license claiming that certain signatures of support on petitions were invalid and that various procedures, including the keeping of a transcript, had not been properly followed.
A spokesperson for the opponents expressed confidence that a proper hearing would uphold their contention of invalid signatures. One of the persons proposing the restaurant said his group had not yet met with their lawyer and could not comment on the ruling at this time. •
Originally published in The Paper, November 1980.
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