Legal Opinion
Smith v. Nix
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 16, 1950No. 16920PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hawkins, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Code (Ann. Supp.) § 58-1068 provides that the manufacture, sale, and distribution of spirituous liquors is not a right in this State, but merely a privilege granted to those to whom a license is issued, and this court has held that a license to sell spirituous liquors is neither a contract nor a property right in the licensee, but a mere permit to do what would otherwise be an offense against the general law. Ison v. Mayor & Council of Griffin, 98 Ga. 623 (25 S. E. 611) ; Owens v. Rutherford, 200 Ga. 143, 149 (36 S. E. 2d, 309).
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Peacock v. TerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
- Tune v. BeelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Deen v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Moore v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Sewell v. NorrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hastings Associates, Inc. v. Local 369 Building Fund, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Malcom v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Fender v. CrosbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Edwards v. Grapefields, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Claire v. Rue De Paris, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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