Food Lion, Inc. v. Washington County Beer Board

In Henry v. Blount County Beer Board, 617 S.W.2d 888, 889 (Tenn.1981) this Court stated:

Once there has been discrimination in the enforcement of the beer permit distance ordinance, its validity can be restored only “by revocation or other elimination, such as attrition, of the discriminatorily-issued permits and licenses.” City of Murfreesboro v. Davis, 569 S.W.2d 805, 808 (Tenn.1978).

At the time of entry of judgment in this case, [Henry] all discriminatorily-is-sued beer permits had been revoked and, consequently, the 2,000 foot rule was valid and in force in Blount County.

In the case at…