DOPSON v. CITY OF OXFORD

SC 1839.

340 So.2d 777 (1976)

James DOPSON and Inn of Oxford, Inc., a corporation, v. CITY OF OXFORD, Alabama, a Municipal Corporation, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

December 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Davis of Burns, Shumaker & Davis, Gadsden, for appellants.

John R. Phillips of Phillips & Watson, Anniston, for appellees.


BLOODWORTH, Justice.

The issue which the parties present by this appeal is whether the city council of the City of Oxford, Alabama, has an irrevisable discretion to grant or withhold its approval of the issuance of an on-premises liquor license by the State ABC Board in order to prevent any such license from being granted to anyone.

We hold that we need not answer whether the city council has such an unbridled, irrevisable, and uncontrolled discretion, because...

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