JJ & Tk Corp. v. Bd. of Com'rs of Fairview

OPINION

JAMES L. WEATHERFORD, SR., J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which WILLIAM B. CAIN, and PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, JJ. joined.

In this case the defendant, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fairview, declined to grant a certificate of compliance to the plaintiffs, who sought to operate a retail liquor store at the entrance of Bowie Nature Park in Fairview, Tennessee. The plaintiffs contend they met all the legal requirements in effect at the time of their application; and that the defendant based its decision on a pending ordinance which required a minimum distance of 1000 feet…