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NEEDHAM v. BEER BD. OF BLOUNT COUNTY

647 S.W.2d 226 (1983)

Aubrey K. NEEDHAM, Jr., Southland Corporation, Dean William Humphreys, d/b/a Jolly Giant, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The BEER BOARD OF BLOUNT COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

March 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David T. Black, Martha S.L. Black, Maryville, for defendants-appellants.

James A. McIntosh, Lockridge & Becker, Knoxville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This case is one of a series of cases involving the validity of Blount County's "2,000 foot rule" adopted in July of 1939, by the Quarterly County Court of Blount County, pursuant to T.C.A. § 57-205, now T.C.A. § 57-5-105(a)(3). The "rule" prohibits the storage, sale or manufacture of beer within 2,000 feet of schools, churches or other places of public gathering.

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