BARNES v. CITY OF DAYTON


392 S.W.2d 813 (1965)

J.C. BARNES and Ray Ballard, Appellants, v. CITY OF DAYTON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O.W. McKenzie, Dayton, for appellants.

C.P. Swafford, Dayton, for appellee.


WHITE, Justice.

Appellants Barnes and Ballard filed the bill herein for the purpose of seeking a declaration as to the constitutionality of an ordinance passed by the City of Dayton, a municipal corporation, prohibiting the sale of beer for consumption, etc., as more specifically detailed hereafter. The Chancellor sustained a demurrer to the bill and from his action this appeal has been prosecuted.

The ordinance assaulted in this proceeding was passed by the...

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