In the Matter of Ephraim Pruzan, Appellant, Against Lewis J. Valentine, as Commissioner of Police of the City of New…

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the Special Term’s denial of the appellant’s application for taxicab licenses, finding that the denial was within the agency’s discretionary authority because the appellant had not demonstrated a bona fide transfer of ownership. The court applied the abuse‑of‑discretion test from Matter of Coombs and concluded that the record showed the appellant’s control was limited by a collateral agreement with Terminal, rendering him unqualified.