Question: Local 369 Building Fund, Inc. operated a function hall business. By written lease, it leased the hall to Hastings Associates. The primary source of revenue for the hall was the sale of alcoholic beverages. Hastings applied for a liquor license, but it was denied, so Hastings used Local 369's license.
Several years later, Local 369 terminated the lease and Hastings sued for breach of contract. The law required everyone who sold alcoholic beverages to have a license and did not permit licensees to transfer their licenses to others. May Hastings recover for breach of contract?