Sample Appellant's Point

The trial court erred in affirming the city's revocation of Appellant’s liquor license because revocation is not permitted under § 2.06.001 of the City of Independence Code unless there is substantial and competent evidence that the licensee has not maintained an orderly place of business, and the city failed to adduce such competent and substantial evidence in that the only evidence in the record related to noise complaints, and mere noise is not sufficient to establish that the operation of a place of business is not orderly.

Sample Respondent's Point

The trial court was correct in affirming the city's revocation of Appellant’s liquor license because revocation is permitted under § 2.06.001 of the City of Independence Code where there is substantial and competent evidence that the licensee has not maintained an orderly place of business, and the record in this case supported that finding in that it showed there were numerous complaints about excessive noise that required the police be called in excess of thirty times.