BLACKMAN v. CITY OF BIG SANDY, TEXAS

No. 74-3021 Summary Calendar.

507 F.2d 935 (1975)

Clint C. BLACKMAN, Jr., E. B. Yale and Thrifty-Man No. 4, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF BIG SANDY, TEXAS, and Steve Prociw, et al., etc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Roberts, Jr., Longview, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lowell C. Holt, Gilmer, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

On June 1, 1971, Big Sandy, Texas went "wet," as the voters of the City chose to legalize the sale of beer and alcoholic beverages within the corporate limits of the City. Two of the appellants purchased land along U. S. Highway 80, and constructed a small selfservice gasoline station, which they subsequently leased to a third appellant. Apparently one of the purposes in constructing the station was to acquire a license to sell beer at the...

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