Contemporary Industries Mid-America, Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Commission

These three cases are appeals by the City of Norfolk, Nebraska, from the judgment of the district court reversing orders of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission and directing the commission to issue licenses to the applicant, Contemporary Industries Mid-America, Inc. (CIMA).

CIMA owns and operates three 7-Eleven stores in Norfolk. On February 21, 1989, CIMA filed applications for class B liquor licenses for the three stores. A class B license permits the sale of beer only, in its original package, for off-premises consumption. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-124(5)(B) (Reissue 1988). A hearing on the…