Case Title: City of Aurora v. Morris

Citation: 417 P.2d 7

Docket Number: 

State: colorado

Court: Colorado Supreme Court

Date: 1966-07-25T00:00:00Z

Document:
417 P.2d 7 (1966) CITY OF AURORA, Robert W. Fennig, Mayor, et al., Plaintiffs in Error, v. Mike MORRIS, Defendant in Error. No. 21813. Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department. July 25, 1966. *8 L. M. Coulter and George B. Lee, Aurora, for plaintiffs in error. Lewis E. Eagan, Aurora, for defendant in error. FRANTZ, Justice. The council of the City of Aurora denied the application of Mike Morris for a retail liquor store license. In review proceedings the district court directed the council "to approve" the application, holding that the council had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying the application. The trial court recognized, however, that further steps must be taken under C.R.S.1963, 75-2-42 et seq., before the license could be ultimately issued to Mr. Morris. Urging the errancy of the judgment of the trial court, the council seeks reversal by writ of error. Mr. Morris applied for the license to operate in a building to be constructed. No plans and specifications of the interior nor drawings of the contemplated structure accompanied the application. A public hearing was held on March 15, 1965, and the application taken under advisement until March 29, 1965. At the councilmanic session on March 29, 1965, the following took place: Voting Aye: All Councilmen." More than a formal defect is evidenced by the lack of plans and specifications of the interior and a drawing of the structure in which Mr. Morris intended to conduct his business. The lack of these items, mandatorily directed to be filed with the application, is a substantial one. See Smith v. Board of County Commissioners, 155 Colo. 175, 394 P.2d 840. The council correctly determined that these items were not timely filed, and its denial of the application should have been sustained by the trial court. The judgment is reversed. DAY and SCHAUER, JJ., concur.