PEELER v. STATE


231 S.W.2d 321 (1950)

PEELER et al., County Election Com'rs, Tipton County, v. STATE ex rel. BEASLEY et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 9, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. C. Durham, Jr., Ripley Robert Thomas, Ripley, and Andrew D. Tanner, Nashville, for appellants.

L. E. Gwinn, of Memphis, and W. A. Shoaf, of Covington, for appellees.


TOMLINSON, Justice.

This is a mandamus suit instituted by persons who hold permits to sell intoxicating alcoholic beverages in Tipton County. The Tipton County Election Commissioners were defendants. The suit is an immediate aftermath of an election held in Tipton County under Williams' Code, § 6648.19 for the purpose of ascertaining whether the sale of such beverages would be continued in that county. The unofficial returns from all the voting precincts disclosed...

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