The Trustees of Mortgage Trust of America, D/B/A Sussex Club v. James Holland, Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Clarke County, Georgia

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff was refused a license to sell alcoholic beverages by the County Commissioners of Clarke County, Georgia, because plaintiff’s property was not located in a district in which liquor sales are permitted by local ordinance. When plaintiff brought suit, the district court decided that the ordinance limiting liquor licenses to certain specified zones was so arbitrary and irrational as to violate the due process and equal protection clauses of the Constitution, and exceeded the police powers of the County. The court enjoined enforcement of the ordinance. We reverse.

Regu…