TIPPIT v. OBION COUNTY


651 S.W.2d 211 (1983)

Mrs. Juanita TIPPIT, d/b/a Tippit Package and Grocery Store, Appellant, v. OBION COUNTY and Obion County Commissioners, and Norris Cranford, Don Whipple, and James E. Pierce, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Kelly, Dyersburg, for appellant.

William B. Acree, Jr., Elam, Glasgow, Tanner & Acree, Union City, for appellees.


OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

Appellant, the owner of an interest in a grocery store on Bluff Road in the Gratio community of Obion County, was denied a permit to sell beer by the Obion County Beer Board "on grounds of petition from the community." The petition charged in effect that if the sale of beer was authorized, the absence of police authority in the Gratio community would result in unlawful behavior on the part of appellant and her customers and would...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases