Legal Opinion
Blackman v. City of Big Sandy, Texas
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided June 21, 1974No. TY-73-CA-42PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
STEGER, District Judge.
This is a zoning case. The plaintiffs, Clint C. Blackman, Jr., E. B. Yale and Thrifty-Man No. 4 Ltd. 1 are challenging ordinances of the City of Big Sandy, Texas, which prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages in their zone. The plaintiffs contend that the ordinances are unconstitutional and invalid for the following reasons; (1) they are in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments; (2) they are unreasonable and arbitrary and bear no reasonable relationship to the City’s right to provide for the health, welfare and safety of its citizens; (3)…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- South Gwinnett Venture v. PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- R. J. Higginbotham and Mrs. Mary S. Dennis v. E. W. Barrett and E. P. EllisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Rockbridge Associates, Ltd. v. PruittDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1971
3Cited by1 opinion
- Appling County v. Municipal Electric Authority of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980