Maddox v. Madison County Commission

The issue in this case is whether the Madison County Commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying Royce Lane Maddox's application for approval of the issuance of an off-premises retail liquor license for his place of business, Doyce's Spirits, by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (hereinafter "ABC Board"). We hold that it did not, and, therefore, we affirm the judgment of the trial court, which had upheld the commission's action.

On March 2, 1992, Maddox filed an application with the ABC Board for an off-premises retail liquor license.1 Because Maddox's place of business…