City of Danville v. Hatcher
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from' a decree of tlie Corporation Court of the city of Danville, pronounced April 30, 1902, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellee was the complainant, and the appellant was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This appeal involves the validity of certain ordinances adopt*525ed by tbe city of Danville for tbe regulation of tbe retail whiskey traffic of that city.
Tbe case made by appellee in bis bill is that be bad been a retail liquor dealer in tbe city of Danville, and is tbe owner of considerable property, valuable only in that business, consisting of a stock of- liquors and wines, and certain fixtures, mirrors, bar counters, and other usual appurtenances of a retail liquor store; and also of a lease on a building for an indefinite period, in which bis bar fixtures have been erected for tbe conduct of…
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