State v. City Council of the City of Libby

The relator acquired by purchase and assignment 1938 state retail beer and liquor licenses from certain parties at St. Regis, Montana, to whom the licenses had been theretofore issued by the Montana Liquor Control Board. The board approved the assignment and the relator thereupon applied to the city council of the city of Libby for city retail licenses to sell beer and liquor at a location in the city mentioned in the application, and tendered the statutory fees for the licenses. The application was denied and the fees returned to relator, who thereupon petitioned this court for a writ of…