Harbin v. Holcomb

Gilbert, Justice.

Jolm Harbin sought mandamus against James Holcomb, commissioner of roads and revenues of Cherokee County, to require the defendant to fix a fee and to issue to the petitioner a license to sell malt beverages in Cherokee County without the limits of any municipality, under authority of the act of 1935 (Ga. Laws 1935, p. 73). The petition was dismissed on general demurrer, and the petitioner excepted. Held:

1. “The privilege of manufacturing, distributing, and selling by wholesale or retail of beverages provided in this act is purely a privilege; and no business legalized by…