Fowler v. Lewis

Brailsford, Justice.

James H. Fowler, the respondent, operates the Dixie Curb Market, a large grocery store, and, under the same roof, a launderette, at a five-corner intersection in the City of Union. His application for a retail beer and wine permit was denied by the South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission on the ground that the location is unsuitable. Upon certiorari review by the circuit court, the determination by the Commission was reversed for lack of evidentiary support, and the Commission has appealed.

By Section 4-212, Code of 1962, the legislature has vested in the…