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FOOD LION v. WASHINGTON COUNTY BEER BD.

700 S.W.2d 893 (1985)

FOOD LION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY BEER BOARD, et al., Defendant-Appellee, and CHUCKEY TRADING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY BEER BOARD, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

December 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Boarman, Victor J. Vaughn, Johnson City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark C. Hicks, Jr., Johnson City, for defendant-appellee.

BROCK, Justice.

Each of the plaintiffs, Food Lion, Inc., and Chuckey Trading Company, sought permits for the sale of beer, but the defendant beer board denied their applications on grounds that the proposed locations were situated within 2,000 ft. of "public gathering places" and thus violated an ordinance of the county prohibiting the location of establishments for the sale of beer within 2,000 ft. of "public gathering places." Each of the plaintiffs then filed suit...

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