State ex rel. Blanton v. Durham

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This case involves the constitutionality of Chapter 31 of the Public Acts of 1975, the purpose of which was to repeal earlier statutes dealing with price regulations on alcoholic beverages.

The action was instituted by a number of retail liquor dealers, alleging that Chapter 31 failed to meet the requirements of Article 2, Section 17, of the Tennessee Constitution, on the ground that the body of the Act was broader than its caption.

The Chancellor held that since the caption of the Act shows that it is a repealing statute only, and since the body of the Act contains…