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1 Circus Liquors, Inc. v. Governing Body of Middletown Township -- rank: 1000

... May 6, 2009 LaVECCHIA, J., writing for a unanimous Court. N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31 prohibits persons from holding a beneficial interest in more than ... to an unrelated bona fide purchaser -- when enforcing compliance with N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31. Middletown denied renewal for one of the licenses issued to ... that Circus's ownership of three licenses was inconsistent with N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31, and that Circus Liquors did not have a valid claim ... of a license that would constitute a continuing violation of N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31. At the same time, the Director allowed Circus the opportunity ... arguing that the stay impermissibly allowed a continuing violation of N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31. The Appellate Division agreed and reversed the Director's decision ... to enforce compliance with the two-license limit created by N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31. The Act provides for fines and explicitly authorizes the ...

docket:	a-25-08
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decided:	2009-05-06
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2 CIRCUS LIQUORS, INC. v. GOVERNING BODY OF MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP -- rank: 810

... possessed in violation of the two-license limitation contained in N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31 -- to retain the third license long enough to transfer it ... Circus). The stockholders of Circus and Food Circus were identical. N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31 prohibits any person from "acquir[ing] a beneficial interest in ... expectation that Middletown would continue to permit this violation of N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31, regardless of the allegation that Middletown had apparently overlooked, or ... application for renewal of the third license was mandated by N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31, as the Director correctly held. See Grand Union Co. v ... 73 is ownership of more than two liquor licenses, as N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31 makes abundantly clear. See Grand Union , supra , 43 N.J ... the basis for a perpetuation of the very abuse that N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.31 was intended to preclude. A seven-year ownership of ...

docket:	A2294-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-02-27
status:	published
citation:	398 N.J.Super. 220 941 A.2d 616
Document Size:	53658