CITY OF KINGSPORT v. JONES


268 S.W.2d 576 (1954)

CITY OF KINGSPORT et al. v. JONES.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 21, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Marvin Parsons, City Atty., Wilson & Worley and William T. Gamble, Kingsport, for appellants.

Penn, Hunter, Smith & Davis, Kingsport, for appellee.


WELDON B. WHITE, Special Judge.

This appeal involves the interpretation and validity of a beer ordinance of the city of Kingsport, Tennessee.

Appellee, who filed the original bill as the complainant, is a wholesale distributor of beer, with his place of business inside the city limits of Kingsport. The appellants are the City of Kingsport, its Mayor, Board of Aldermen and Commissioner of Safety.

Two principal questions are involved:

1. Does...

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