Broadwater v. Blue & Gray Patio Club

This appeal arises from a judgment adverse to the defendants, Joe Broadwater, as administrator of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of the State of Alabama (ABC Board), and private lounge retail liquor licensees, following the filing of a complaint for declaratory judgment by the plaintiffs who are private club licensees seeking an interpretation of the lounge and liquor retail license provisions of the new Alcoholic Beverage Control License Code, designated as Acts 1980, No. 80-529, codified as Code 1975, § 28-3A-1 et seq. In the litigation below, the ABC Board challenged the private…