Gatlinburg Beer Regulation Committee v. Ogle

This appeal comes from an order of the Circuit Judge wherein he held that a regulation of the Beer Committee of the incorporated town of Gratlinburg was illegal and void.

The Beer Committee refused to consider the application of the defendant in error for a permit to retail beer because he had not complied with a regulation of the committee, which required “the approval of at least two-thirds of all the property owners within a radius of 300 feet to accompany said application”.

Upon the refusal of the Beer Committee the defendant in error filed a petition for the common law writ of cer-tiorari…