Morris Lubliner and Congregation Lenath Hazedic, Appellants v. Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the City Of…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division's order granting Mr. Hutchins a transfer of his liquor license, holding that the doctrine of res judicata does not bar later applications to the municipal board, that the board’s discretion need not be accompanied by detailed factual findings, and that the board did not abuse its discretion in finding a public need. The court emphasized that each license transfer application is a separate proceeding and that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act does not impose a requirement for the municipal board to issue formal findings of fact.