Youngblood v. Rutherford County Beer Board

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The Chancellor, in affirming the action of the Rutherford County Beer Board, held that counties which have been found to have discriminatorily applied the 2,000 foot distance prohibition set forth in T.C.A. § 57-5-105(a)(3)1 and thus had their 2,000 foot rule invalidated, “may enact a valid, enforceable distance prohibition less than 2,000 feet, i.e., in this case, 600 feet as a sole ground for denial of an application for a permit to sell beer.” Appellant, Robert Youngblood, d/b/a Bob’s Market, appealed the Chancellor’s decision that the 600 foot rule adopted in…