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BOYD v. ALLEN

No. 456.

97 S.E.2d 864 (1957)

246 N.C. 150

Louis E. BOYD and Vernon Luther Towe, trading as Plaza Grill, v. T. W. ALLEN, Sam Etheridge and Frank T. Erwin, as Members of the Board of Alcoholic Control, State of North Carolina.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 1, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McDougle, Ervin, Horack & Snepp by Frank W. Snepp, Jr., Charlotte, for plaintiffs, appellants.

George B. Patton, Atty. Gen., Claude L. Love, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Thomas S. Harrington, Staff Atty., Henderson, for defendants, appellees.

PARKER, Justice.

Under its inherent police power the State of North Carolina has the right to prohibit, regulate or restrain the use, manufacture and sale of beer within its bounds. State v. Kittelle, 110 N.C. 560, 569, 15 S.E. 103, 15 L.R.A. 694; Bailey v. Raleigh, 130 N.C. 209, 41 S.E. 281, 58 L.R.A. 178; State v. Williams, 146 N.C. 618, 61 S.E. 61, 17 L.R.A.,N.S., 299; 30 Am.Jur., Intoxicating Liquors, sec. 22; 48 C.J.S. Intoxicating Liquors § 33. The liquor...

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